I hated getting upvotes without comments on my posts.
Omo I can relate with you @samostically... It can be sad when one doesn't get engagement on posts, it's a vibe killer. But I learned that sometimes it's a give an take. We need to give people a reason to leave comments.
If we want comments, we need to give comments too. Also, our replies to peoples comment will encourage them to drop comments next time. So it's also necessary to reply people's comments on our post not ignore them.
Engaging isn't as easy as it sounds, it can be hard sometimes. You know, having to be everywhere and dropping reasonable feedbacks. I'm also trying to work on that.
As for the videos, I'm pretty sure you aren't the only one. I've seen others with low views too. I guess that sometimes people don't have time to watch videos or maybe they have issues playing the video. But it doesn't mean you should give up, keep giving it your best shot!
Lastly, I totally understand you on the emotional part, it happens. Life issues can be so overwhelming and taking breaks are necessary, except that when we return, the workload doubles. For me, taking breaks gives me more strength even when it gets harder.
This makes a ton of sense.
I have some posts that didn't get very encouraging upvotes but has good engagement and I was satisfied. knowing that people actually read your posts makes making them worth it.
The no upvotes thing can be discouraging too but people engaging with my posts brings me some comfort. I guess we'll just keep making posts and engaging while keeping our fingers crossed that somehow one whale will notice us enough to visit once in a while and give encouraging upvotes.
The emotional part is something I think we don't talk about enough. Our offline life affects our lives on hive too but I think some of us forget sometimes. The truth is you can't function properly if you don't feel okay physically, mentally and emotionally. I just hope that none of us have to take long breaks that'll alienate us from hive because of those problems.
Exactly, I've experienced this too and it was really encouraging.
Omo that's just it my dear, nothing less.
Amen to that! 😌
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