RE: What's Important to Steemit’s Longevity? - Inspiried by @anyx ‘Tragedy of The Commons’
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. This post needed to be written.
As a community we MUST do our best to not only manage our expectations but expectations of new users as well. I think the biggest threat to the future growth of Steemit is new users becoming discouraged and quitting after of few of their posts don't gain much traction.
It's why myself and @dudutaulois proposed the idea that on the "blog" page you have the option of turning off the ability to see the amount of Steem your post has made. That way the focus is on the process as opposed to seeing whether or not you post was a winner or not.
I do have a few suggestions on how we can continue grow this community however.
ONE: Don't just share your success stories. Share the story behind it! There's a reason why it takes 10 years to become an overnight success.
TWO: We must do our best to focus on the PROCESS as opposed to the pure $$$. Of course, it's only natural to want to succeed monetarily on this site and that's perfectly okay. But if we as a community value that goal above all us the content and morale will suffer.
THREE: Focus on engagement! I'll be honest, my heart goes through the roof when a whale happens to like one of my posts. I had two posts make 200 STEEM in one day and it was such a great feeling! That being said, we must also celebrate how many comments our posts get! We must celebrate when someone takes the time out of their busy day to leave a meaningful response. Steemit is the sum of it's part. Part money. Part community. All value.
FOUR: Promote discussion, not just success tips. One of the most valuable aspects of the community IMO is the ability to have lively discussion with people from around the world. Different viewpoints. Different beliefs. Different experiences. I'd like to see the Steemit community promote more discussion around important issues rather than only focus on the money.
FIVE: Focus on the process. In the past week alone, I've written 20k words. I hadn't written more than a 1k in the few months prior. Why? I got inspired to put in the work. Success on this platform is more or less a crapshoot. The one thing that does make a huge difference however is the effort we put in. It's so weird i'm saying this, but Steemit made me fall in love with writing again. I truly beleive if we all focus on the process, building relationships, adding value, and sharing great content we will all win in the long run..
Anyways, just my two cents. Thanks for the discussion.
Thanks for the reply. You've covered a lot, and for what it's worth, I agree with your 2 cents. Hope to bump into you more on Steemit.