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RE: The Most Irrelevant Question in Regards to Steemit
I think you're being overly harsh but it's important to discuss none the less.
I've decided to give Steemit another try, but don't know what to write about.
I think what people really mean is "I don't know what I can write that will get rewarded". So you're kind of missing the point. Of course anyone can write any old thing and post it up with or without a lot of thought. People want to know what will work, i.e. get rewarded, grow their audience etc.
The downside of having a platform that rewards people is that if you're not getting rewarded it is almost impossible to not see that as an indicator what you're doing isn't working, as it literally isn't valued. Even old hands succumb to this (see @alexbeyman).
Buddy, "anybody" who starts off in Steemit has to have realistic expectations. For newbies, the "reward" should be on you producing content which you love and, in turn, attracts an audience. I expressly explained this concept to them. Beginning your blog as a means to acquire money is "the" single most surefire way to fail here. As your blog grows with time, these variables will naturally fluctuate in priority.
As someone who also started from scratch in the beginning and failed more times than I care to mention, this is experience talking. If I had tried to please the masses with a view to get remuneration for my content, I'd have left a long time ago. The Steemit journey begins with you and you alone. Everything else should be allowed to fall into place organically.
Totally agree, I heard Elon Musk say the other day "Happiness equals reality minus expectations". Writing for reward as your primary objective is as you say toxic.
Buuuuut it would be foolish to say it doesn't play a factor. Like I said check out @alexbeyman. Validation here can really feel like what sits beside the dollar sign.
I support your message, I do, but it's good to be interested in the why as well as what to do about it. Then you can more about it better.
I hear ya, man. In fact, I believe that dollar value placed beside posts when we first start off here, is the biggest thorn in our side in terms of getting off the ground. But those emotions must be overcome in that I do feel we can control those expectations on our own. Like focusing on the long-term game but sadly, most seem to just "want it now" so to speak.
And yeah, @alexbeyman. I know him well enough from being here as long as I have but stake does plays a huge part in your overall success on this platform. I'm just being honest here. And he powered down a lot of what he had. That, I feel, affected his emotional affiliation to his blog and thus his perception of the platform as a whole. However, I may be wrong. This is just how I see it looking from the outside in.
Just bare in mind, we are all on our "own" personal journey and I'd like to believe our past actions contribute to our future success or failure. I do think my friends missed a huge opportunity in not either overlooking or not persevering enough at the time. However, now things are more established for Steem, they possibly do see the bigger picture but still want it handed to them on a plate. This, I have a problem with.
I'd go a step further in saying that it's my desire to see them to well that also causes me to get frustrated when they continue to keep such a narrowed'minded focus. Again, I too was only earning cents for months at the start. Had I lost sight of the endgame and only concentrated on my feeble rewards, I'd have chucked it a long time ago too.
Well said. I'm all for it, and posts like this encourage people to think twice. While the journey is personal, the road travelled is with others, though not always the same people for the whole journey. Shouting out to people and picking them up is important. Keep it up!