I personally have nothing against grunt work, if you want to call it that. No matter how big I'd get on hive both as an influencer/author/personality or stakewise/project wise I would never shy away or push myself to make sure I acknowledge all kinds of engagement, followers, etc I do get. It's also something that really grinds my gears when I see smaller authors completely ignore after being well perceived by the network and curation wise. Another thing that irks me is seeing top witnesses barely be around and social on the network, yes I realize keeping the chain secure and properly solving blocks is their main job but it really says something about some that do nothing else except place some autovotes/trails in my opinion.
Of course there are upper limits to pushing yourself as well, you either literally reach the limitations of time or push yourself so much that you get burned out. But to keep it on a healthy level and focused on hive to be an all round "gruntworker" is nothing anyone should be ashamed of or think that the grind should stop once you get in a certain position. for me personally the only time I'm going to chill out a bit more is when I see Hive where it should be in the rankings and om its good way to becoming the next big giant leading the way for a true web3 that most will never be able to compete with because most won't want to give all that power or return potential to the community.
Without a doubt what you state about the block producers is true. We have many who are missing in action. They are not on Hive, nor on Twitter actively promoting things. I agree about the keeping the chain going and safe expect how much time does that take. If there is an attack, or upgrades blow up, that is time consuming. However, during normal time, the servers just keep running with perhaps some maintenance that needs to be done.
Engagement is still key. We all can keep adding a few comments here and there.
To add to the list of things that grind the chops, is when people post articles, get comments, and never respond to a single one. How about engaging with the people who took the time to reply to what was written in your OWN article?
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Good downvotes are a key fix there, if the upvotes and rewards aren't encouraging you to give more time and effort back to the community, maybe the downvotes will. :p
No but in all seriousness I have no issue with people adjusting the rewards down on authors like that, surely their rewards are better used and earned elsewhere. You know easy earned Hive easily ends up in sell orders because why would they care when it took close to no effort to earn it. It's not enough that you just happened to find Hive and managed to get some autovoters or (whatever else reason upvoters), you need to put some sweat into that earned hive for it to mean a little more to you.
Very true. Easy come, easy go is the mindset.
Fortunately, so far, I havent had to liquidate any of my Hive and was able to spend 5 years growing it. I know not everyone is in the situation and some really do need the money to live. That said, hopefully most have some long term outlook and do stake a fair portion of what comes in.
At the end of the day, my view is simple: to get as many words on chain as possible. Activity is key.
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