And, yes, appearances can be soooo deceiving: ...the most likely “trustworthy” candidates are those you have to watch your back around. They seem to be the ones with their knife ready, just waiting for the moment that most benefits them to shove it in your back. I've been thrown under the bus, scapegoated, used, exploited... yes, here at Steemit, the place that was supposed to be nicer and safer than Facebook! ... but also EVERYWHERE I go, even volunteering, where CEO wannabes take charge and boss around the volunteers. Ego. Power. Control. Most people want that stuff so badly they do what it takes to get it and they stab whoever threatens it when they have it. And yet here I am, still at Steemit, still trusting people. Still hoping. Still working, putting in the time and effort, imagining that I might be doing good things. Maybe we are not just vulnerable but delusional as well. I should be less forgiving and more politically savvy, but I was indoctrinated with being "nice." Sometimes being nice is just plain being stupid.
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