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Yes comparison is the thief of happiness and can be a good motivator too! As I look up at becoming a Steem witness, the journey looks about impossible to start. I will start it anyway because I hope the journey itself will be fun and it really does not matter how close I get to the top because someday in the not too distant future we all return to zero!

Give me an advice on how to make my posts more visible and you've got my witness vote. What really gets me is that I feel investing time and effort in writing good blog post feels a bit futile when hardly anybody sees it (but I do it anyway).

Your posts motivate one to believe more in Steem!

Well, he was building his network for years by having a famous YouTube channel, Facebook account, his University, etc. pp. Of course that gives a nice head start when moving to a new place like Steemit.