No worries! I know how that is, I've been trying to figure out a way to balance my time here with real life; it's tough.
I too approached many real time friends to join Steemit and received the same response..we're too busy to blog.
We do share the same thoughts on FB and Steemit. I would never spend this much time writing on FB. I don't even think my family and friends would even spend any time reading!
I've been getting a somewhat more positive response lately. I've been getting more of a damn, I'll definitely look into it type response lately. But then that's the last I usually hear from them on the matter. So, I guess that isn't much more of a positive response, at least some interest is there. I hope for the day when my friends are on here and by some chance I have an impactful vote to help them with their projects :)
As for the Curie vote, that was such an amazing surprise! Such a great thing to wake up to. I received another one a few months ago, when I was pretty new here, and it really has helped me tremendously. I wish I knew how to show my gratitude to them :/ I put a lot of time into my posts here and I appreciate the appreciation haha!
Thank you for getting back to me :) See you around!
I am sure you will build up your VP so that it is impactful by the time they come onboard. I still don't see any positive response on my end, but it's okay. I am making many new friends on here and I enjoy chatting with them daily (or when I can get back).
The beautiful part about the written words, you get to know the people behind those words. It's very obvious when there are the overly excited commenters or the disinterested parties. You get a sense of the type of person they are by the tone and underlying depth of the words. I have followed many of people because I enjoy their sarcastic sense of humor! So we make new friends and build those friendships too. There is room for all kinds of friendships in life.
As for curie, I am sure you were tagged in Asher's post (abh12345) if you received curie support and am not supporting them as a witness. Don't get me wrong, I believe everyone should decide on the witnesses they choose to support. Support from curie should not dictate a witness vote back from the recipient. But you said you wish you knew how to show your gratitude, so just letting you know to check out Asher's post if you haven't done so yet.
Have a beautiful weekend!
I was not tagged, but I did see the post. I believe he tagged people who had received a certain amount of curie votes, a number which I was under. But, I do follow Asher, and I read the post and it reminded me of the importance of witnesses. I'm still learning all the technical aspects to the platform, so I've felt somewhat uneducated on what witnesses do. Anyways, my point is, Asher's post reminded me that I do need to start looking into who to vote for witness. And, I actually meant to vote for curie at that point, and I'm not sure if it ever went through(I'm pretty sure I did? But now it shows I have no witness votes). Anyways, thanks for reminded me to look back into that. They certainly have my support :)
Edit: thanks to you and @abh12345 , Curie has received my first ever Steemit witness vote! Thank you for reminding me