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There's no real difference, by the looks of things, on the surface, when I pretend to be someone who knows nothing about this stuff. I suppose the only change is the fact I have 31 PAL next to this post on Palnet, and $3.16 here. Technically, I suppose, if palcoins are worth something, then I'm earning more than the $3.16. So okay, a raise is nice, especially after how my previous post turned out to be the biggest flop I've had here in over two years. But does that raise make it worth it? I don't know yet...

While not a very good indicator of real price due to volume and supply, it will be worth something so yes, you did get a payrise :)

I already threw some STEEM away for PAL. Not much. I just wanted to learn how to use steem-engine. Then I wanted to be able to pass some PAL around on posts. I upvoted yours as a test case and have no idea if $30 worth even helped you.

I have no idea either but, it is appreciated :)
I think at the very least all these things give the place more things to experiment with and see what people are interested in (besides coins).