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RE: Stickiness on Steemit by Intermittent Reinforcement [The Casino Effect]
You're right. I've been experiencing this exactly and I've been aware of the fact. That's why I don't worry too much about a single post (or several) not gaining traction... because there's a large degree of luck involved and I know that if I keep playing (posting) then I'll trigger the payout, big or small, from time to time.
Just hope that the whales are aware of this (I suspect they are) and keep getting around to good posts upvoting them, to spread those payouts around.
Stickiness in my opinion is the key to the success of Steemit, any social media, or any game. The point is to keep people engaged and keep it fun. And you're right, it's the same for me as well. I don't do well on every post and this post might not do well, but I know there is always the chance that I could do well so I keep posting more and higher quality content with that understanding.
Also it's fun. If we were talking about WoW then you never know what will be dropped. If every player knew that exactly what would be dropped, and that they have to clock in a specific amount of hours to get it, then it wouldn't be fun anymore. It would become another daily grind. I think keeping Steemit fun is very important and if people start leaving Steemit then it should be tweaked so that it is more fun not less.
I understand being a minnow is not fun but every player in WoW starts out new. Every member of Bitcointalk used to have to sit in the newbie section for a while. If you post consistently and build a reputation then eventually you're not new anymore and your audience will vote for you. If you post something very insightful, creative, beautiful, or just grab the attention in a unique way, then you can win big, and this is what makes it fun in my opinion.
Being a minnow IS fun! I may become a dolphin/otter/tuna/ whatever. THEY have no chance to become a minnow. Poor souls they're missing out.
Lol great point! Once you go up the food chain, it's hard to back down!
Yeah. I was saying on another thread that Steemit is actually gambling + gamification of online social activity that looks like a social network. It's literally a big game, as you point out.
Right, it's a gamification of the social network in a rewarding way similar only to early Bitcoin mining. The fact that there is nothing else like it online or anywhere is why it could be as big of a success or bigger than WoW, or Facebook, but only if it's as sticky.