I wanted to share some of what's in a block and a few posts that my witness helped put on the blockchain! The idea was @ausbitbank 's and I'm so grateful I started looking. Here's the page where you can find the blocks I witnessed.
https://steemdb.com/@aggroed/blocks
I didn't know what to expect. A few votes? A reply or something. What I found was absolutely astounding.
Here's the page showing the block I witnessed. https://steemdb.com/block/12449949
You'll notice it's a response to @bethyi 's first post- https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@bethyi/my-name-is-beth-and-i-want-to-die
You can see the response by @skycornish that my witness put on the block.
I have multiple friends that have committed suicide, and knowing that my witness has helped one community member support another through their emotional struggle of this magnitude is incredibly touching to me. I didn't write the message, but because of the witness that I run this message got sent. I am so thankful and simply filled with gratitude to this community for supporting one another and allowing me to be a part of it.
@bethyi I want you to know you're loved, you're supported, and we're glad you're here. I'm following and I look forward to your posts. Please write at least once a day for a little bit so we know you're ok. Stay strong!
steemit saving lives and the world one day and one person at a time!!!!!
I know because it is saving mine! so glad I found all of you!
and thank you! we have a great future if we can pull this off!
namaste!
Stay strong!
steemit saving lives and the world one day and one person at a time!!!!!
I know because it is saving mine! so glad I found all of you!
and thank you! we have a great future if we can pull this off!
namaste
I think a programmer should create a bot that picks up on the word "suicide" then gives them the Suicide Hotline number in an automatic reply.
This is a great story. thanks
Thanks @stellabelle. That's a great thought.
That would be fantastic. And maybe people who want to be supportive could get alerts for the post on their feed or something, so they can reach out from inside the community.
Thanks for sharing that story.
Yeh I've got someone close to me that has had suffered and nice when anything that can help them.
Prime example of why your a witness. This awesome. Ever since day one on the platform, I have felt this sense of truly caring and understanding platform. I never see any type of judgement passed on to anyone. Proud to say I know a witness @aggroed. Thanks for the share my friend.
Wow ! How awesome is that !! And you know your doing good when you make over 500.00 dollars a post !! I have never made that much , in the 10 months I have been on here !! Way to go ! Keep up the great work ! This is tuely an awesome , caring and helpful community , we all become better and stronger when we help each other ! Never stop steeming on !! 😊👍👍👍✌💕
I've made $550 once because @dan voted on it and i'm still doing terribly (i did take a 9 month long break though lol). Everyone is chasing the whales apparently. It was actually the reason i quit, the algorithms weren't optimized. Too bad they still aren't :(
They are supposed to be working on it , correcting the "curve "or something like that ! Not sure when though!! Maybe the next hard fork .👍👍👍
Yeah, but it won't completely fix all problems. Although i won't say no to any step in the right direction of course ;)
this is true ! It is a very new platform , but the future will be awesome !! 👍👍👍
Great post, liked this one!
Suicide?!? It's actually believable. People cry out on facebook all the time. I think the steem
community is actually more caring; sometimes people you know can be much more cruel then strangers.
A true testament of how we can help each other even from a distance, and how important it is that our intentions for connection are real and not based on monetary rewards and ulterior motives. Thank you for this post @aggroed. I'm grateful to be here with you.
Many hugs to you @bethyi--remember we are all in this together!
right on!
❤
Suicidal thoughts are the worst. I hope she gets better.
Life could be a bit** sometimes, but who cares, we fight it anyway.
nice....your post deserve my upvote and resteem....
Thanks a ton! This is a pretty incredible community story.
indeed....u r welcome...
thank you very much on your effort
@aggroed I am so happy that you share this post for many reasons but above all in order for us to get a grasp of the impact we can all have on each other by being here. If we all embrace this platform with love for humanity, we could truly resonate with someone. It could be life-changing or enough to provide a new perspective and change the course of someone's life. @skycornish your response to the post was very sweet. I truly hope that @bethyi post every day in order for me (us) to provide support and share some virtual love. Steemit - a real community where it not only about cryptocoins but human-kind. So happy to be here.
@aggroed I' m so hopefull! I'm a steemit believer.
Thanks for an inner look at some of the inner workings. Having lost friends that way I thank you for posting this!!!!
Am also new to the community and already can say this is the new revolution of self publishing payed content. it will help people like me & u. it's mater of time and will be bigger then other social media platforms.Anyway welcome to #steemit :D #freemdom #community
Glad to have you with us!
Thank you very much for this post ! This is very inspiring, especially for beginners!
Thanks for sharing your story. It always good to hear feel good stories as it just brightens my day. Before Steemit I have to be honest I was feeling pretty down in the dumps. But no am back to eating right and exercising and getting out in the community more. It's only been a few weeks too. Amazing. 😃😃
Glad to have you in the community. Thanks for sharing. And I'm glad to hear things are going well.
Yes things are going good and thanks for relying back to me. Always good when you get a return on your comments. Any advice for us Minnows?
I have a page of advice of minnows. Check out hte Minnow Support Project on my wall. A post called Minnow 101. And look for STEEMIT TIPS. Those should all help!
Thank you kindly.
Fabulous and very human post, thank you
Steemit is the way we want the world to be and this is a Prime example. Thank you @aggroed for yur open heart.
Steemit is a good site where blogger and earner have shares their thought what will be and what will be done in the future... Thanks to all of you. I may have not known everyone of you but I wanna thank you for the passion you have shared and will have to share.. Long live everyone.
Block chain is the new revolution
I love steemian community..
Great project..
I am very proud to be one of those who joined in steemit, and I am also glad to get to know you all. Because my dream is the same as you. Thank you for all
I'm so glad that I feel I know this witness!
I'm amazed with everything that is happening... This might be the answer to my prayers !!!! Super grateful 🙏
It really is a wonderful community.
Much appreciation for your sharing.
Such support is truly inspiring, touching and heartfelt.
Thank you for bringing @bethyi to my attention. Followed, replied and upvoted
This is something heartwarming , to know that what we do can affect someone else's life no matter how small or insignificant it may seem to appear. Thanks for sharing it to us. You have my vote.
Thanks arnel
You're welcome...
Yeah! Now I love the Steemit community even more! Thanks for sharing your awesome experience, @aggroed!
I don't know what a witness or a block is. But I hope @bethyi is doing ok. Suicide isn't funny....Resteemed to spread 😉
Wow! What a touching and amazing thing. I don't know what to say but this is amazing.
I know a lot of people, including myself, who reached a point where they didn't want to live anymore. Totally unnecessary. But a symptom of the times we are living. Steemit is a part of the future and it's a lot brighter. Grateful to be a part of this. No part is too small to play. it all adds up.. Best wishes to all.
So glad you're a witness. I would love steemit to be a place where people who have depression can find validation on here. Only people who are serious about what they do and say go on here.
@bethyi if you're reading this just know I am always open to listen.
Nice, Thank you for sharing that.
I fear many on the internet still feel isolated because of the nature of it. It's good to see the other side where the isolation is noticed and acted upon. Thank you for your words of encouragement to this hurting soul.
Ofcourse, Steemit is an amazing social platform that allows for amazingness. I hope it keeps improving everyday. Only time will tell
Now that brings some beauty to being a witness :)
Words can change a life, and as a witness, you're helping to make those words public to the world.
One word, BEAUTIFUL!
I can not count the number of moments the community made me speechless with gratitude. Thank you so much for sharing this.
It's pretty amazing right. So touched to be a part of it.
It's amazing to have a community like Steemit at our disposal. It's just so different from the toxicity of some forums like YouTube or parts of Facebook. Great story and thanks for sharing!
YOU'RE amazing!
Thanks. But I think the credit goes to @skycornish for this one.
Nice one
Great story!
so cool that so many 'strangers' would and could reach out to a newcomer and uplift them in their time of need and vulnerability -hats off to you all!
Blockchain is amazing. Thanks for being a witness. Are there any apps you recommend to make the steemit experience better? I am not sure where I would be able to access the report you have added to this great post.
Reports are through the steemd website in the links. I just use steemit for my blogging, but zappl and chainbb are two apps to look into.
This is so true, to be honest steemit has been the best thing that has happened to crypto currency users, it has given us a place to live and there are alot of nice people around haha
I really appreciate you sharing this sorry. It is....well beautiful.
I know. I'm still crying and shaking because of it. It's incredible to get to witness it.
It's not about the money it's about the love. Keep it rollin, rollin' rollin'ah!
very helpfull!!