So many little STEEM milestones have passed and I've really just forgotten to write about the... however, one that I've had my eye on for quite some time is the passing of the REP 70 milestone. Of course, we all know that REP doesn't really equate to too much on the STEEM blockchain, after a certain point, it is probably best a measure of how long you've stuck around for and not much more than that...
... but still, it is nice to have that little number under the belt... it's a hard one to get, as it appears that the REP goes exponentially, so the first 60 or so levels are pretty easy... but that climb up to 70 was a bit of a long slog!
So, I'm not one of the early adopters... but I've been around for a little bit now... and done my best to keep slogging away... learning how to write in the process of growing my account. Seen the account value pretty much hold steady in USD despite an increasing stake in STEEM. Oh well, that is the way things are going at the moment... who knows, that might turn around or not!
It's interesting that I've hit REP 70 at a seemingly critical point in the life of STEEM... with HF21 putting new mechanics into play... I'm likely to just ignore them and just keep on plugging away at what I have been doing. STEEM for me is a way to collect my thoughts and try to find a bit of time to write about something that I find interesting. It is neither an investment vehicle or a get rich plan... its an easy way to blog and blather!
However, that said... I'm more than keenly aware that many incentives do need to change... there are more writers than readers on this platform... and that isn't really sustainable at all... so something needs to change to rectify this, or we will find ourselves in a bit of a pickle. What the changes are, I have no idea... but I'm a bit hopeful that HF21 might have some of the necessary ingredients... and if not, this has been a nice experiment and experience for me!
If STEEM does end up folding as a viable crypto-currency... I don't think I'm going to appear on another blogging platform, I'll just find something else to do somewhere else! Who knows what will be... but while the chain is up and taking my posts... I'll just keep writing... and reading and just doing what I do...
... if I'm lucky, I'll reach Dolphin... sometime in the next year!
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Congrats Bengy, this is a really important milestone:)
Thanks... this was one of the trickier ones to reach!
Reaching 'level' 70 feels monumental! Makes me thing of the first weeks on here when I felt so small and thought I'd never make it :D Congratz!
Ha... for the last month, I was wondering if I would ever make it... it creeps up so so so slowly!
70! I am pushing 63. 70 is a lifetime away. Congrats!!! 🍾🎊🎉🎈
Thanks! That stretch between 60 and 70 was a long haul!
Congrats on rep 70 that's crazy! I'm surprised that you're not at dolphin already with that many upvotes.
Thanks! Well.. the votes are mostly trail votes, so they are pretty small in actual worth!
Congratulations!
That's really worth celebrating. :)
Thanks! IT's a tough slog to get there... but worth it!
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Wow that is indeed a milestone congratulations. I came on board a few months ahead of you and I'm slugging away on 63 rep lol. I learned a lot here and developed some of my passions in life. I also don't see myself on another blogging platform anytime now. Cheers!
My sentiments exactly......
Well done on level 70 but I would challenge the point you made about rep being pointless. Yes it could be linked to length of time on the platform but it should absolutely be a mark of quality (for most of the community and any newcomers) because it's how the community perceives that user.
I have never purchased a vote or used a bidbot, never will. I delegate to ocd for steem. So I take great pride in the rep 66 I have achieved and know that it can easily go down. If I ever make it to rep 70 there's going to be a colossal amount of fireworks going on.
Let's hope steem is around long enough for that to happen haha!
Like you though, if it does go down the pan, it's been fun and I'll continue blogging on my own website which I do anyway.
Is musicoin still going? Thought that collapsed a while back?
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Congrats, @bengy!
I know reputation score isn't of that importance, but still... I'm jealous, lol.
It seems like I'm running behind on everyone who started at about the same time or after me. Fortunately, 65 went by pretty fast, but 70 is still a lot of ground to cover :0)
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