I have posted a lot on the fact that followers mean very little in the context of Steemit, I've seen people with 3000+ followers who receive very little for their posts.
We should be connecting with people, interacting, learning and exploring every day. So far, since joining Steemit in late May 2017 I have interacted with the Steemit community 1011 times.
My community will grow, I don't like to use the word followers, who am I to have a followers!! Instead I am continuing to make some really good friends and there are people who I am genuinely growing fond of.
I kind of hope that Steemit doesn't change to much over the coming months and years, I see a lot of people joining from YouTube, Linkedin, Facebook and any other number of social platforms, but I really hope that the fundamentals of Steemit do not change as I like the genuine openness, friendliness, non-judgemental and community spirit that is here.
Trust me, I was there at the beginning of the internet and Steemit kind of reminds me of those early days on the internet. Steemit is different and it is genuinely something that I have grown to adore and possibly love :-)
Wow, soon you'll be at 2000! Keep at it, you're great at what you do :)
As always your support means a lot :-)
Slowly keep growing and you will the future whale:)
We will both get there :-)
Congratulations on your 1000+posts. Keep up the good work. Upvoted too ✅
Many thanks I appreciate the support
Well done on 1000+ post. Goals are good ;)
Many thanks, Goals are definitely good :
Congrats on your 1000+ post milestone bro, that is a great achievement, and as we move forward you will only grow bigger and more influential in this great Steemit Community. I have been here since almost the beginning of Steemit and it has been one heck of a journey and the biggest impact is how we can inspire and be inspired from one another and build strong relationships, the money is definitely a beautiful plus, but the community is why people stay, the genuine engagement is bar none unchallenged! Upvoted
100% agree with everything you say.
If you don't mind me saying, you are ome of the people that are testament to what makea Steemit such a great place. You are well established and yet you find the time to connect with newbies like myself :-)
Thanks again for your support.
You are most welcome my friend, Steemit has treated me well and the community has welcomed me and I strive to always connect, doesn't matter the ranking, reputation,wallet size, but truly more about the character and the genuine aspects of the people we can build with here. You won't be a newbie for long as long as you stay consistent and passionate. I can't believe I spent 4-6 years on Myspace, and 8-9 years on Facebook, it blows my mind. Steemit is THE platform for me truly.
I totally agree with what you stated in your post. I hope it stays free of hateful people using hateful words. Lots of othe social media platforms have become vehicles to attack opposing viewpoints causing division. Steemit does remind me of the early days of the internet as well. 🐓
Many Thanks, I agree and did think Steemit is something special.
I actally havent really engaged with any other social media, Steemit is the fira one that is actually worth my time, if you know what I mean.
Same here. First interaction with any kind of social platform. Steem actually challenges me as a person. Thanks for stopping by. 🐓🐓
Thank you for posting @scottish01.
Congratulations......and here's to many more.
Cheers.
Thank you for the kind words and the support.
To me that is the most impressive stat of them all. The followers one is meaningless. Unless there was a stat that told you how many genuine followers you have. But posts/comments, that tells us how interactive you are. With, as you say rightly, your community. And that is a good word for it. And 1000 in the time you have been here, that is impressive. I've enjoyed, and appreciated those of which I have participated in with you from that number. Glad to be in your community.
@naquoya thank you for the reallt nice reply.
I have enjoyed your excellent posts, they have definitely enriched my Steemit experience.
Congratulations on a poignant milestone.
I agree with your entire post. Eapecially the point about followers. I feel that if I see them as or call them followers it just makes me cringe. I'm not someone to be followed, no human is. We're all mortal, therefore we're all fallible and are not worthy of it. But we are worthy of human connection and community. Hells, we need those things. It's what drives the human spirit.
And like you I have (in one month) come to treasure this place we call Steemit. It's like a home from home, only filled with awesome humans we aint related to. Other than that little insignificant bond of humanity!!
This place outshines all other social spaces and long may that continue. With the foundation we all help build, fortify and maintain I truly believe no amount of new subscribers, good or bad, will shake or pull us down.
We Are Steemians!!
What a fantastic place this is :-)
One of the thing I love is that the friends I have made in the community all share similar beliefs about respect and what makes Steemit so good.
What makes Steemit so good is those on it.
I feel the same about not calling them followers. A truly global community, Steemit is unlike any other social media platform. I wish it stays this way, but with the number of people joining Steemit, things are bound to change. What I wouldn't want to see is the type of segregation that Facebook has. Congratulations on your milestone! :)
Many thanks, it of course i want steemit to grow, but as you say I wouldnt like it to turn until a facebook or change to much :-(
Well spoken, friend.
Aa always many thanks my friend.