Now this is more like it, @dantheman! This is what we need from the leadership on this platform.
You are making changes in the world. You see it every day from the users on this site, willingly coming here, sharing their stories and beliefs. You hear the testimonials from those who have been able to earn some money and change a bad situation that they have found themselves in. You have given those of us who find no real outlet for revolutionary ideas a place to gather, exchange ideas, and freely contribute to each other to advance even better ideas.
Yes, it can be fulfilling and it can be scary - there certainly are a lot of people who do not want to see something like this succeed and flourish - to break down the walls of coercion and violence. It's a risky proposition and it takes a great deal of fortitude to even embark on such a journey. But you already know this:
You're not alone.
There are some of us who might have a lot to lose, there may be some of us with nothing to lose. But right now, we're here. We're with you and this project. We don't know what's going to happen, but we're enjoying the ride, that's for sure. Some things are definitely out of our control, so worrying about it won't do us any good. One thing we can hope for is this: by the time this grows big enough to get the attention of those who want to stop it, it may be too late for them.
We all have our own paths to walk in life, but the path of violence is being rejected more every day. Just know that you, @ned, the developers, and everyone here contributing to this site are great contributors to these new paths. We may not be heading in the same exact direction, but hopefully we're all going to the same place.
Thanks for this post. Let's see more like it!
(And thanks for upvoting my post the other day. I am extremely grateful for that. You're helping me fund my own start-up!)
One of the things I like MOST about Steemit is there really is "nothing to loose"
We are doing something we would be doing anyways, sharing our perspective, using social media, using the internet and we are being PAID for it!
Some of us obviously MUCH more so than others, yet we are all getting compensated for every vote, comment and post. This is AWESOME!
In a way, its all FREE money . Obviously it comes from somewhere, obviously we are USING TIME to create that value yet again it is something we are doing anyways and we are getting compensated for it way more than posting on FascistBook or Twatter.
As a BONUS if we are really paying attention there is a LOT to learn and we are also honing skills while creating content for our portfolios!
WIN WIN WIN******