Ah Yes. Good Ole Steemit

I've been back for something like five days. As many of you know, time can slow down to a crawl while we're here. Five days within these elements can feel like an incredibly long time.

There's a lot of information out there to process, then combine that with your own efforts and for some it can be overwhelming. You may not feel it within the mind while you're experiencing the tiny rush after hitting the post button, but your body will let you know... eventually.

Total Burnout

As was the case for me. It's been five days. Before I took a break for a month, I had at least one post published here every day for a little over five months.

These were not simple Facebook style status messages, shared links or simple memes. Not everything was spectacular, some entries were short, but this entire blog also came fully equipped with hundreds of hours worth of time spent producing images(some would call it art). I worked hard.

I wasn't sitting here griping about problems or trying to change our little world to better suit my own personal standards. I never felt the need to form alliances with other members to give myself an edge when it came to fighting battles, because I was not at war. I'd simply look at my options, see what's there and attempt to use it all as best I could with the hopes I'd gain something through my efforts, and I did.

I watched so many come and go, always blaming something other than themselves. This isn't right, that isn't right, then in comes the opposition. Arguments. Distractions. People stopped blogging, stopped creating, and started bitching. Some left, while others sat high upon their thrones. I guess a few couldn't take the heat. The winners. That's what we're left with.

Winners

I don't have anything against anyone here and I rarely sit down to blog about Steemit. The characters I use when I write, more often than not, will be more than happy to be boastful and in your face. The person behind the madness that is all things @nonameslefttouse is just a regular guy with a regular life. I have a name and a very normal brain. Two feet, a heartbeat and access to the internet.

It's easy to see how this blog is unique. I know it stands out in a crowd. People tell me I'm special, gifted, different, a very long list of things I'm not accustomed to hearing in life. I have trouble believing it sometimes. All I did was let go of inhibitions and shared the first thing that came to my mind that day. I didn't plan anything, aside from seeing myself successful in my endeavors regardless of the actual outcome. If I failed, I took it personally. It was my fault.

I can't blame me for everything though.

Using the nearly now famous This Man character, I jokingly took a few shots at the impact too much whining and complaining can do to a community attempting to find their wings. I didn't direct it at anyone personally. It wasn't even about Steemit. I simply used that character to speak on my experiences in the past.

I have never been able to be successful while surrounded by toxicity. I don't know anyone who achieved great things in their life by focusing on everything that goes wrong. You don't either. That's life.

I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings or create animosity. Please don't hate me for this. Any problems you're having with this platform, the people or anything else here... leave me out of it. It's all murdering my motivation to continue. I take no sides and I'm opting out of anything that even closely resembles pointless drama to me. I don't want to hear about it, I'm not voting for it. You can all fight your own battles. Regardless of how you see it, since you played a role to put yourself in that position, it's your responsibility to get yourself out, if that's what you truly want.

Steemit

I get it.

A very simple tool, available to anyone. There aren't any restrictions on how far we go or what we do with our material. What we do here is not limited to this audience alone. People are watching, if you allow them to see. When they look, do you think they will care about these fights or the obsolete complaints of days past?

We all have the ability to draw people to this platform with our own material. It's not up to Steemit alone to hold your hand. Who's fault is it if your material from many months ago sits idle and untouched by anyone on the outside?

I've been experimenting since discovering this place. First I had to learn the basics which took about two weeks of trial, error and swallowing my pride. I knew early on, there's no point in being stubborn and blaming the tools I'm using or the approach I decided to take for my lack of success. It's stupid to blame the hammer every time I crush my thumb.

There's a reason now why something as ridiculous as Piss Art has 404 views. Once everything was said and done here that day, I probably had 20-30 views, then it was dead. That didn't stop me. I simply hated the idea of my work being limited to a small audience. Low view counts used to break my heart. Instead of blaming Steemit, I took it upon myself to find ways to get my work out there, it's working and now I plan to ramp up my efforts and take things a step further.

If Piss Art was enough to attract around 300 outside views to the platform, what is stopping you folks? Even if and when Steemit Inc. gets everything ironed out and this marketing approach of theirs begins to take shape, it's still going to be up to you to find your market. Nobody will hold your hand.

As For Flags

I think the words that came along with the first flag I ever received hurt more. In so many words, I was basically called low-life trash and told my work does not and will not bring any value to the platform. I believe my 12000 SP should be enough to prove them wrong. If it isn't, I'll just keep going. I didn't buy this stuff, I earned it.

A day or so later, that article was then attacked by multiple accounts all controlled by one person. That person has since placed their stake into one account which sits very high among the leaders here. I will never mention your name but I don't appreciate how that was handled. Some trolls here get flagged to death for being a menace to our society and then turn around and whine like little babies about it. I was attacked for a combination of comedy and profanity. I'll never forget it, but I'm not losing sleep over something so stupid.

Some of those taking heat these days for using flags backed me up when that all occurred. I'll never forget that either. Now I find myself in a position where I feel pressured to take sides. Not happening and it's nothing personal. As I stated, I'm opting out of all drama. Focusing on my blog, hoping to continue entertaining as many of you as I possibly can before I decide to retire.

Finally

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