The steem blockchain gave me a reason to believe that writing is something wonderful. It has given me what no other blog, literary journal, literary contest has given me, which is the knowledge that my skill is appreciated and even celebrated.

It seems that a good portion of things on steem are automated now, unfortunately. There is nothing more satisfying (Ok, a few things. ;) lol) than having a stimulating back and forth with someone on an intellectual level. Unless it's some advanced A.I., you're not going to get that from automation. When you remove the human element from being directly involved, to a passive onlooker, it changes the very shape of an ecosystem.

It can be a double-edged blade though, as you can see it turn for the better, or the worse. I think, with things like this anyhow, it just takes time to find that equilibrium. When things are run by the community and people who actually care about what they're putting hard work, time, money, etc into, it is only a matter of time before they come to conclusions as a collective, as to what is best for everyone involved. It is the beauty of the thing we've been taught since childhood (most of us anyway), teamwork. :)

Despite this, I have had issues with interaction. Most of my curation are automatic. This means that it is rare for an individual to actually read my content and share with me their thoughts on the comment section. Last week, I was shocked to my bones when the Pay it Forward crew marched into my post about dealing grief. They came with not just the votes but with words. My post had comments up to twenty and none of them were simple comments. I am talking about comments long enough to be posts. It was amazing.

That's wonderful! That's the best type of interaction and that's what I look for here on steem. I haven't been here as long as you have, by far, but I am learning about things around here and I've had some decent comments in reply to some of my postings as well. I think that the curiosity you seek for the input of others will be satiated over time! As, here I am, another individual who has read your content because I was curious as to what another individual would write, and it came out to be that we are the type of people who seek the same potential interactions with others. Intellectually gratifying ones. :)

I will be sure to check back into your posts when I have the time and observe more of your content!