Excellent post and well worth the read. I have been taking a complete break from Steemit for weeks now, and have just popped in today for the first time in a long time.
When I started with Steemit a year ago, I really believed that working hard and providing good content was what it was all about. Sadly, I discovered that it was more about getting votes from people who didn’t bother to read the content anyway. I decided to try using a bot and lo and behold I got flagged by a certain cat. It was bery disheartening, but others did come to my aid, building my earnings from the post back up. So, there are many decent people on Steemit, and I have made many virtual friends!
As a semi-retired senior trying to have fun making a little extra while working hard to do so, I felt very disheartened for a while, so decided to take a break for the summer. I hope to come back more refreshed soon.
The freedom we have here means you can try whatever you want, but others are free to flag. Some do that because they really care about making Steemit better. I don't buy votes, but I still get lots. I think it's some voting trail. That's nice, but I'd rather people actually read what I write rather than just voting automatically. If everything was automated here there would be no point in it.
I agree. I’d rather have the votes because someone really appreciated the content, but it’s nice to have the voting trail votes too. I don’t like to join them, because I like to decide for myself who deserves my votes and at what percentage!!
I’m looking forward to posting again in a couple of weeks! I certainly have a lot to write about!