Before joining Steemit, I've only gone on fb once or twice each year. Mostly because the negativity in others make me stay away for the sake of my sanity. But coming across this, I found myself immersed in learning. I've never had to dig deep for information on navigating a social media site before Steemit. But this place is addictive. I've stayed well below 25% voting power a lot before because I was reading through so much articles I appreciated. The commenting, to my surprise, came easy. I'm socially inept but I found myself commenting way more than I did in all the years combined in fb. I didnt know of comments being a source of potential upvotes then but I commented because a lot of articles were open for discussion and not the shallow, ego-stroking kind. There's so much to do here, so much to read. It does take effort for anything, from growing the numbers to learning the dos and donts. But I think, in the end, the learning curve and hurdles will be what separates those in for the long haul and those who are just casually strolling by (for the money or out of curiosity).
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I agree @unspeakableme.
There is a learning curve yet it is well worth the effort. Many come on here only to leave in frustration. At that point, it is sad to see but there are many more who are waiting to join. For the moment, all of us need to take advantage of it and power up. When the numbers start arriving, it could get a bit hectic.
That is another reason I am looking forward to communities.
Very true. Though a lot feel that we're already a little late to the party, if we compare it to those after us, they'd be feeling they are late to the party. It's all relative. The price of steem is steeper than it was last year but considering it's still going up, now is still a good time to load up and power up. It seems like 2018 will see Steemit grow exponentially if this first quarter is any indication.
I wonder if they plan to officially integrate communities in the platform though? I find that most communities are formed on steemit.chat and discord and then linked back here. So I'm wondering if they plan to eventually make it like facebook were communities are part of the platform itself. It would be way easier to find communities that way instead of accidentally finding out about so and so community in posts.