RE: Do You Have What It Takes? Does SteemIt?? (Some Random Thoughts)
I actually stumbled upon a different post of the user you refer to and while I agree there needs to be something that stands out about you or your posts here on Steemit, being a shock jock or crude, too me, doesn't stand out.
If that's what it takes, I'm sorry, but I will fail, and it will be on purpose.
Reasoned reasoning, sound debate, facts and decorum actually attract me to more posts than anything else. People who are trying to get a point across with expletives and sexual references do not. They're free to do it, but that doesn't mean they should, or that it convinces anyone any more than had they actually tried for something less provocative.
If everyone was like that, then it would be the norm, and on Steemit, just like Reddit, it's more prevalent than not. So, not being that way would actually make you stand out.
Steemit and the STEEM ecosystem is still relatively new. There will be room to grow. As more and more people come on, there will be more and more niches to create and fill. The hard part is hanging around for that day to come. But, hey, that means if you feel like you don't have much to offer on some days, maybe that's when it's time to step back a little and bring it on the days you have it.
Or you could just push through it, like you did on this post. Nothing wrong with that, either.
Marketing and networking are all important, but you also have to have something to market. So, the content part is going to be important. I'm not going to upvote any trash posts from anyone. I don't expect anyone to do it for me, either. What's the point in that?
I think you're doing just fine and that you, along with the rest of us, will continue to find your own way. If you so choose. You don't have to create a persona to do that. You can just emphasize the parts of your personality that make you unique.
We all can.
In my opinion, keep doing what you're doing. Buying in is just fine (I've been doing that, too). Having skin in the game is good.
And that is another reason that I respect you so much Glen!!
Well, thank you.
In re-reading what I wrote, I feel like I probably could have worded things a little differently.
There's enough salaciousness and negativity in the outside world and here that we don't need to, in my opinion, purposely create more. I'd hate to think that's the way the writer of the post actually lives their lives, berating everyone and stomping on them to stand out. I don't know. Do people respond to that? I guess some must.
Unfortunately, I think at least part of it has to do with the level of anonymity they have. People tend to be one way when they're behind the 'mask' and quite another when they talk to to you face to face. Which is it? Which is real? I can't say I'm perfect at this, but I do try to be the same person in both cases.
I appreciate that you
But yes, unfortunately, some here are not. I just choose to stay clear of them, but if I get zinged by a miscalculation of my part, I'm very wary a second time.
Thanks, @glenalbrethsen.
I, too, don’t agree with the way he’s spreading the message. SteemIt would me a less fun place to be if we all wrote posts like that. But it is just an act - a way to protect himself from feeling vulnerable.
That being said, the message he’s sending is correct. The bigger the platform gets, the more the need to stand out will exist. In one way or the other (preferrably not the other - lol)
I also agree that I wouldn’t upvote crappy content. But a lot of others will. One of the best ways to earn curation rewards is by outrunning the bots. So still, a lot of people vote to earn, no matter the quality of the content.
I’ve had a good night of sleep since I wrote the post, and I’m not afraid anymore for the outcome of @spiritualmax’ experiment. We can only learn from the outcome, and keep trying to make SteemIt what we want it to be :0)