Thanks @whatsup, this is certainly a blog-worthy comment; I know what it's like to get going and suddenly it's 500 words later. And also thanks for the @appreciator tip. Double gratitude because "thanks" for the recognition but also "thanks" for what I consider appropriate use of an upvote bot.
You're right about Steemit not having had a concerted effort to build a culture; my year here tells me that because this place is heavily "developer driven" more effort was placed on building apps and technological stuff than on creating features that are directly supportive of social content.
I continue to treat Steemit as a sustainable long term venture... because if I cannot stand by what I say I believe in, how can I even take myself seriously. And so, I write every day, and I curate manually every day... because I still inhabit the mindspace in which that represents the sort of world I want to be part of creating.
And then there are the infamous "communties" which I have been holding out for for a long time, in hopes they might change the landscape around here a bit. In the meantime, I find it interesting that people seem to "self-organize" into communities, anyway... and maybe that is really the best that can happen. We end up with our circles that enjoy each other's content and commentary, and by some version of "circular reciprocity" we support each other enough that the Steemit experience remains a degree of fun and rewarding.
I have done a lot of time (mostly as a contractor) with startups as well, and I know there are growing pains. And no matter HOW well people (the "founders") seem to plan, the truth always reveals itself the same way: Those of an idealistic bent tend to vastly underestimate the level of greed and selfishness that's part of human nature.
Thanks for the supportive words!
You inspired 2 response blogs that I've seen, and several comments worthy of one! That is something we used to do in the early days, I am glad to see it coming back!
Thank you!
Well, in that case I shall consider today a successful day!
It took me a while to figure it out, but my "mission" here (to the degree anyone might have such a thing) is to stimulate engagement. Which is a return to my blogging roots: I am a "cage rattler," but not in the angry aggressive sense, but in the "can I make people THINK" sense.
So yeah, "Let's Make Thinking Great Again!"
I'm not interested in kardashians or that kind of shit because... i'm not living in usa but here in spain there are the same shit and still not following that... lucky me i'm not a brain dead XD
