It took me 6 months to finally look at steem as anything but a waste of my time. Finally @tarazkp nagged enough and I got onto the platform. That was over 2 years ago and I've posted 1.5 times a day on average since. So...
I post for myself and enjoy what I write about generally. The variety of things I post about mirror what's in my head, my day or week, or my past sometimes I guess too. My posts reflect my interests in real life also I guess. I de-monetised it in my mind a long time ago which is probably why I'm still here and know that most do not read my posts and so...I post for myself. If I get sick of it, like I did with Facebook, I'll stop and curate only probably. For now though it works and I'm hopeful that it lasts into the future.
I have a few people who interact and that, plus the enjoyment of writing and posting, is the focus. The other stuff is secondary.
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This place needs more nags like that @tarazkp. I've brought a few in both directly and indirectly by sharing my links in special places. Some stay, some go. Many don't have the time and I've been pushing hard to explain this concept of earning to consume now, since most consume anyway, and earn nothing. I really really really hope this catches on.
It wasn't long ago I was struggling here, monetarily. I did the same as you. Stopped thinking about the pay. Still the same way. A gig as a digital artist would pay a lot more, a job even more than that, but I enjoy this freedom to experiment and just being here doing my thing means a lot to me. I get tired and when that happens, I take a break. Just came back from a week off, curated the entire time.
I haven't taken a break yet. I think I missed a day or two here and there but have mostly kept on going. I'll take one someday, when I have nothing to say.
I've on-boarded two here, both didn't last. I gave up. People seem too blinded by getting paid to take the time to build themselves up to it.
When my words fail me, I have the art to fallback on. When they're both gone, I'm gone, until I can come back. I left for quite a few months not long ago to catch up on a lot of the life I was missing being inside a digital art studio nearly every spare minute I had, for months straight. Been trying to find a good balance lately. Sticking around because I want to help as much as I can keeping this place moving forward. I want to see what these communites and smts are all about as well. Might be some getting in early advantages there I don't want to miss.
Same problem with a few I've brought in. The junk posts pushed high with paid votes turned a few away as well. It's not easy to be something like a slow typer and somewhat of an amateur, spending days on something that might take me only a few hours, earning a dime, while someone with a meme gets $80 and no views. Been trying to bring a few back that left during the paid votes fiasco but many are reluctant.
Yeah,I hear you...Those high-paid memes...And then someone puts in some real work and gets nothing. A bit of a turn off for new people. Still, let's see what the future holds.
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The past is where we learn for the future.
Something like that. Sounded better in my head...
Nah, that actually sounds legit. Makes sense.
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