Hi Raj, Thanks for 'celebrating' with me. You were an important part of my first year. One of the encouraging voices that made this an enjoyable ride.
I think any business has to decide whether short-term gains benefit long-term health. While it seems that charging for every move on the platform will yield profit, what it actually does is choke off the participants. An old saying: Penny wise and pound foolish. That's actually quite apt here.
If you look around you in the physical world, people pay a lot for entertainment. After the basic needs are taken care of, they want to enjoy themselves. Call it a dopamine fix. Call it fun. But entertainment is big bucks. Steemit should tap into that appetite. That's where the long-term profit is.
I hope this turns around. I hope your great writing and other contributions on the platform get the material rewards they deserve. Know that I am always rooting for you.
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Funnily enough, I have a feeling that's where it's going... Probably with games. I've started playing this new one drugwars and I know steemmonsters is very popular, although I'm not sure I could get into it.
I've been experimenting with vlogging on steem instead as I lost the spark of inspiration for creative writing, don't get me wrong I still write poetry and fiction, but I don't post much of it on steem anymore. It's saved for potential publishing elsewhere. Also, I've been freelance writing and most of my dwindling drive goes towards hitting those deadlines.
What you say about people paying a lot for entertainment strikes home to me right now. I sincerely hope that steem's future includes talented authors on here being paid well for their time, it's debatable if that is the case now. Anyway, I'm sat on the couch now watching Vikings on Netflix... and honestly, I'm thinking it's time to get really serious about this writing malarkey. There are so many opportunities out there if you just believe in yourself, especially for fantasy or historic fiction. Also, any writer needs a bucket of luck even when they have talent but that's the way it's always been.
My oyster is the world 😂
I hope you return to creative writing soon. I find that if I draw (no I can't draw!) there's a stirring in the part of my psyche that generates ideas...words. Sometimes, we have to relax and let the thing flow. Remember the joy of writing.
You're right...if you don't just simply do it, nothing will happen. Read, listen to great books, look at art. There is so much creativity in you. Let it out.
I'll be looking for your stuff :))
Your big fan, ag.