So much of investing is just about looking out for yourself, but with Steem you can be altruistic.
I like the way you conceptualize Steem @steevc,
It is indeed the true utility of this crypto, which is why it will stand the test of time. It sounds like quite a claim to make, but unless something truly catastrophic happens with all crypto's, and the entirety of crypto fails, Steem will remain, of this I have no doubt. (Or shall my name be shunned into the abyss of the internet 😛)
Steem is not a perfect system however, even with newsteem, but there isn't much to complain about here really. It takes hard work, just as anything of value in this life, and one thing I find myself struggling with, is finding a perfect curation system. This one is tough, because I cannot afford to invest, but I know if I vote high value earners early, I will make more, which will increase my ability to help others. Because of the fact that "time" by way of vesting weight reduction is the medium here, it becomes apparent that you will help less, if you try to vote to gain more.. (of course you'll help the big earners, but the small fish won't get a bite as often) What a mind bender!
My curation efforts are to help others earn, and so that means for me, I have to step my game up with content creation! That is the ticket I truly believe, that way I can sacrifice a little in curation by helping small users, whilst making up the difference in post rewards.
It comes down to intent.. And no one knows your intent better than you. I definitely think you have some good intentions with Steem, and I hope we adopt more users like yourself :)
Money does not necessarily make you happy. Helping others can bring joy.
No it doesn't, but you'll sure find out you have a whole bunch of friends you never knew you had if you end up having a lot of it! 😂
My old man used to say:
"Money doesn't buy happiness, but if you have enough of it, you can choose your misery."
Looking back, it's kind of hard to argue with that logic having lived under bridges various times in my life.
It gives me joy to help others too, and having to chase money 24/7 robs me of time which I could be using to help others.
I think it's safe to say, I don't really care much for money. I don't think humanity needs such a thing, it only benefits the few, while the rest of us work tirelessly to live paycheck to paycheck.
Keep up the great work!
Cheers!
Thanks for the encouragement. Steem can keep going as long as we have some witnesses. It should take effort to earn here. I am fortunate that I don't need what I earn here, but I know a few dollars can make a big difference to some. We want to give them that potential, but they will have to provide some value.
I've said many times that Steem will never be perfect, but it's one of the best models I've seen for paying users. It's up to those users how it succeeds.