RE: User Authority, Resteems and the Drop-off. Stop your friends from trying steemit.
Loved reading this article... Sooo many good nuggets in here. My favorite was when you talked about shifting away from the mindset of "Trying this out". It's so true. Getting random hordes of people that only stay for a few weeks does nothing positive for our community or for the future of the blockchain.
One of the things I try to say to set people's expectations is that they couldn't expect to start a blog and start earning tomorrow. Or they couldn't start a YouTube channel and become a star with tons of money flowing in right away. No way... both of those scenarious seem crazy. People understand that to build a following and monetize it - it takes a LOT of time.
I basically say it's like that. For any long lasting success - they have to build up their following - which will take time and a lot of work.
With all of this said .... I think I still fall into the "try this out" kind of mindset sometimes - so thanks for setting me straight. :)
Thanks again for the thought provoking post!
Ironically there are quite a few early adopters I remember who did make money hand over fist at first; constantly powered down and cashed out, saw their payouts slowly reduce down to a trickle; then left, complaining that those with influence were 'doing it wrong'.
This is after they themselves had foregone any opportunity to wield said influence.
Which is great, it's part of the way the system was designed.
Keep hold of your stake; or regret it later.
It’s kinda crazy to think where those people would be now if they had stuck around and stayed powered up! Like you said though... it’s all part of the circle of life around here.
I do wonder if some of those people ever pop back into Steemit to see what’s happening and kick themselves for cashing out when they did. Who knows. 🤷♀️
Well, they may still have no regret, it depends on individual. People power down for different reasons, only those who hum about influence are hypocrites.