When the average whale looses trust then the hype stops... and even the whales are powering down... So maybe this bathtub will one day full of plankton whales?
Hahaha plankton whales! Now there's a sight to imagine!
Something I notice with whales is that they're literally always.powering down. They have found a system where they are constantly bringing in enough steem to stay steady while they power down. It's how people are living off of steem. To me, I would do it too if I were making as little as $50 a week. That's actually a goal if mine: to be able to sustain a significant income in this ecosystem that I could translate into tangible goods. That's part of why I love @homesteaderscoop so much.
I still need to figureout the whaling thing... Would be awesome if i could make $50 a week... I'm on steemit for over a year, but don't see how to make $50 in a fair manner.
At this point, I think it's a long game. Now is the time to be buying steem while you're still earning. When it is cheap like this, we have an opportunity to grow ourselves. The 117 steem I bought a week ago would have cost me $700+ at the peak, but I got it for $40. So when things go up again, that'll be a really valuable purchase that helped me get established more in this community.
"Fair manner" is up to you, really. I don't see anything wrong with buying votes. I'm doing it right now on a few posts because it is helping me stretch that same 117 steem for a bit more. If I buy votes with a guaranteed 10% profit margin, I get to turn that into 128 steem power instead of just powering up the 117. Plus it has the benefit of increasing any publicity, as I'm buying votes on posts that I want seen for whatever reason. Contests, delegations, etc.
Minnows that think like whales are what this place is needing I think.
I'm more optimistic than that. I don't know if I'll ever have a million native SP, but when it's cheap is the time to invest if you believe in the platform.
it's harder then i expected to find green newbies
I know! I keep seeing folks making great posts, and hoping they are new, but everyone has more SP than me! Hahahah
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yes.... can't win here..
There's not a mass influx of new folks like there used to be.
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When the average whale looses trust then the hype stops... and even the whales are powering down... So maybe this bathtub will one day full of plankton whales?
Hahaha plankton whales! Now there's a sight to imagine!
Something I notice with whales is that they're literally always.powering down. They have found a system where they are constantly bringing in enough steem to stay steady while they power down. It's how people are living off of steem. To me, I would do it too if I were making as little as $50 a week. That's actually a goal if mine: to be able to sustain a significant income in this ecosystem that I could translate into tangible goods. That's part of why I love @homesteaderscoop so much.
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I still need to figureout the whaling thing... Would be awesome if i could make $50 a week... I'm on steemit for over a year, but don't see how to make $50 in a fair manner.
At this point, I think it's a long game. Now is the time to be buying steem while you're still earning. When it is cheap like this, we have an opportunity to grow ourselves. The 117 steem I bought a week ago would have cost me $700+ at the peak, but I got it for $40. So when things go up again, that'll be a really valuable purchase that helped me get established more in this community.
"Fair manner" is up to you, really. I don't see anything wrong with buying votes. I'm doing it right now on a few posts because it is helping me stretch that same 117 steem for a bit more. If I buy votes with a guaranteed 10% profit margin, I get to turn that into 128 steem power instead of just powering up the 117. Plus it has the benefit of increasing any publicity, as I'm buying votes on posts that I want seen for whatever reason. Contests, delegations, etc.
Minnows that think like whales are what this place is needing I think.
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I don't see it. Well for the few on top of the pyramid that will be awesome. For everyone else it is just an illusion.
I'm more optimistic than that. I don't know if I'll ever have a million native SP, but when it's cheap is the time to invest if you believe in the platform.