Do You Know What Makes STEEM So Great?

in #steem5 years ago


I've been working into the wee hours of the morning lately, preparing for SteemSavvy's launch. And when I stay up extra late, I always get early access to content by one of my favorite creators on STEEM. If you are not following @exyle by the way, you really should lol And because he is based out of the Netherlands, his morning vlog comes across my desk around 2am or so my time...

This morning's post talked about the hope that one day STEEM will not be so tied to the price action of BTC. Like most crypto currency, STEEM seems to follow whatever bitcoin does. It goes up, STEEM pumps. It goes down, STEEM falls...And this is the standard across most if not all cryptos.

Things will change and I agree with Exyle that STEEM might be one of the first to break the chains per se...But maybe not for the reasons you think.

Sure, SMT's are coming. Yes, hardfork 20 is now a success. 3 second transactions? Yes please!

All these are great and wonderful things about STEEM but what exyle said near the end of his video inspired me to write this post...

We can have FUN with our STEEM!

Right here. Right now!

Here's his point...

When you buy bitcoin, it goes up and goes down but other than spending it...That's about all you can do with it. The development on bitcoin is very quiet and not much goes on unless it's a debate between Charlie Lee and Roger Ver.

You can sit on your bitcoin, hodl and look it at....Sounds exciting right?

Now along comes STEEM...

We have more development going on here than I could ever list in one blog post. More projects and dApps being created every day...And we've still got SMT's to show up and add massive value to STEEM.

So development is a live and well!

But this weekend for example... @SteemMonsters is opening up for live battles! Yup, we get to PLAY with our STEEM!!! And it's a real testament to how vibrant and alive this community is.

While all this development is going on, and the promises for a bright future ahead...We can actually USE this stuff, have fun with it and incorporate it into our lives...Right now!

Earlier in the year I was addicted to buying different crypto projects because of their hype. I was memorized by the promises of these coins that will not only change the world but do your dishes and walk your dog for you as well in the future. The promises were endless...

But where was the utility?

Could I actually USE the coins and tokens now?

This question changed how I looked at crypto forever....

So I literally sold everything I had in crypto and started buying STEEM.

It made sense. I believed and still believe in this project but more importantly...I could use the stuff!

Thats what makes this place to great!

We can HAVE FUN while still anticipating the huge potential it will have in the future.

Sounds like a great place to be and project to be invested in :)



Meet me at SteemFest 2018 in Kraków





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Yeah, I agree. It is more fun to have a coin that appreciates and that you can do stuff with. Especially when it's also activity within such an awesome community.

exactly. can’t beat it. and there is no speculation if we can use it one day. we’re using it now :)

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I agree steem you can use the coin from day one. The price can go up and down but no matter the price you can still use steem. A lot of the other coins you can hold but do nothing with.

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heck with the prices this low...time to stock up some more lol

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Knowing you as I do that I assume you already have. Grin

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I agree with you Jon. I was never interested in Cryptocurrency. But when I joined Steemit it changed immediately. STEEM is a coin with which you can do something. I am still fired up with it.

for sure. it adds so much more to the experience here because it’s actually a used crypto.

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Well, you know I agree. I think we are in an absolutely unique position with a relatively unique product.

I wanted to mention this guy to you. He's an absolute cheerleader for Steem and his articles are well written and researched: https://steemit.com/@taskmaster4450

I think you might find him interesting. Waiting anxiously for the launch.

yup for sure. been following him for months now. he doesn’t really respond to me anymore tho lol not sure why

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I totally agree with you Jon! I have been making newer connections lately that will allow me to get to a higher level of work! It's all about exposure... well here we are! Exposed all the way... When you are at STEEMFest3 You will see a STEEMFilm that was created by one of my new contacts! That is what I love about this platform... meeting real people doing real things on a real platform that works! :)

cool! yeah man. the people on here have been awesome and everyone seems to just wanna see steem grow.

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yes, I totally agree...

Couldn’t agree more. We can use it now, we can HODL it now, we can gift it now, we can earn it now...so much we can do right now! What a beautiful asset we own 👍🏻

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we can even buy gold and silver with it too!!!! lol winning.

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steem is my latest addiction. loving it!

absolutely lol i can’t get enough of it

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