Why I am going to STOP Following Everybody That Follows Me.
We all know that the very first thing you want and need on Steemit is Followers. It seems that many Steemians will do almost anything to get More Followers. First many will try to follow thousands of folks in the hopes that a few hundred will FOLLOW-BACK(Yup I did it too). Then it seems that many more will go on a comment blitz and comment on a boatload of post with a junk comment and then say “I followed you now follow me back.”. Finally we see the 'Follow me I Follow-Back' post trying to start a follow train. Does any of this look familiar to you?
Most of us have been involved in some way with all of these methods. We are all Idiots. Yup I am talking to you....and myself. Why are we Idiots you ask? Think about it. We come to Steemit to find GREAT content. Content that makes want to re-read it and just soak it up with a sponge. It might be news articles, photographs, Art, or any number of different kinds of content that you want to view.
The big problem arises when we follow hundreds, and thousands of Steemians just because they followed us, or got on the Follow-Train with us, is that our feeds get cluttered with JUNK. Sometimes our feed moves so fast that we can't even read the title of a post before new stuff is there.
What do you do then. You can't read them all. You can't even glance at them. You end up skimming though them hoping to find something interesting. By the time you find something that catches your eye, you start to read it and find that it may not be good quality....but now you have spent so much time hunting through your feed that you don't have much time left to find Quality content that deserves an upvote. So you end up upvoting things that really don't deserve it.
Wouldn't it be much better for all of us, and Steemit in general if we could have the time to read more than just a few posts, and then upvote the best ones, rather than reading and upvoting junk? There is a way to do that.
What we need to do is start following ONLY content creators that post things WE are interested in viewing. If we are following somebody that never posts what we like...what good are they? They are a wast of feed space and time to us. If you are following interesting to you content creators then eventually you will find the best ones and upvote THEM. These are the folks that deserve to be upvoted. Seriously folks, if somebody is posting crap, Why follow them, and why upvote them? If I post crap and you upvote me just to be nice, I am going think I am posting good stuff. Whereas if I am not upvoted then hopefully I will learn to post better content.
Anyway, start following folks that post what you like and UNFOLLOW those that post junk. When I say junk, I mean anything that you won't read and enjoy. Remember, following somebody that creates content that you will not read is just a wast of your time.
Thanks for reading.
PLEASE RESTEEM THIS POST?
Its funny you bring this post up now, this morning i was doing some house cleaning on who I was following! Thanks for sharing @ troyvandeventer
I suppose you can choose to not resteem, but I resteem the way I upvote and comment...with genuine interest.
Still it is difficult to keep up with that ever growing pile of Steem!
...and no...I don't tell people I've upvoted and followed...nor do I ask...
Someday I'll spend more time on original content...for now I surf my feed...with enthusiasm! ;-)
~smiles fer miles~
I am glad you had time to read the post.
you are very welcome :)
That is what it is all about! Thanks for sharing this post @troyvandeventer
Thank you for taking the time to read it.
Once again, great and useful content.
I still follow only 4 persons.
You're one of them.
Because of the useful content :)
Thanks. I do believe I follow you as well.
This is quite unprofessional attitude to ask for reciprocation. You pointed out the right issue at the right time. Upvoted :)
Thanks for reading.
You're welcome
I always have done it - only follow people you find interesting, and if they post 10 things you find boring (or worse) then goodbye!
And, to everyone who places such a "great post! I upvoted followed you, now follow and upvote me!!!" comment you may well get flagged by me.
I agree. Thanks for reading.
Makes sense, you could also mute them. Nice post, keep it coming!
Thanks for reading my post.
hhahhahahahaa.I am facing the same issue... sort of.....You mentioned this "follow game". there is another one that ask for the votes and spam your blog everywhere :P
The "Games" are the problem. These people are just playing games. They don't take Steemit seriously.
VERY impressive writing. Upvote & resteem.
In the beginning phase if we follow the rules of the game which you mentioned nicely. We can achieve better results in Steemit.
Thanks for taking the time to read my post.
I agree with this and I state many times that I don't do "follow for follow" - I find it to be the most ridiculous concept. I have never fallen for that trap, not even on other social networks or blog circles. And what you say here is exactly why.
I also read a comment of yours, I don't tell people they should upvote or anything, or that I've done either of those things either. Just feels weird.
I totally understand your position. Thanks for commenting.