i definitely could relate to this post, especially my first 3 or 4 months on steemit. I also often have troubles finding a suiting tag to continually post on.. like you, i jump all over but would honestly love a hippie tag! As important as tags are i personally think the people we meet through comments and conversations are more of my "community" then people i have met thru discords. i have about 20 friends that i communicate with quite often on steemit. i honestly have come to think of you 😊 and them as my friends. I wouldnt call it a "circle jerk" but we all support eachother as much as possible.
With discords i usually feel like those are kind of fake friends.. basically they are nice because they want something from u.. i guess what im saying is friendship on steemit is an important aspect that took me a while to realize..
Wow!!
First thanks for considering me a friend. I am really your subordinate on Steemit. I joined Steemit the day before Thanksgiving and this past week has been the kind of midlife crises of my blog. It was a futile chase for identity. I'm glad there was a platform here and you and others picked up on my questions fast. I used to make a post twice a day but I make a post once a day now because it takes time for me to think about and make something worth reading. A friend came to point out that "writing" is just as good a tag as any.
I like to read your posts and your pictures are encouraging but more than that I like your viewpoint and encouragement.
About the circle jerks and kinky bots. I was in a bad mood when I wrote that. Rats. I can't even say the word "gr_ _ py" now because of that KAT. And the upvote bots I find myself using from time to time. If it is profitable then why not use it to promote a good message?
About discord I always thought it was weird that a SNS would need another SNS to support the success of its users. There are some good points and some bad points.