Steemit is indeed a new, innovative, fun and intriguing new way of making money. Or, perhaps I should rather say, a way you CAN make money but there's no guarantee for that, even though some seems to believe so. The thing is, that I personally feel it's very unfortunate that these "dreamers" so to speak are here to begin with.. At least with that type of mindset they have..
That's also another reason that I write what I do. I've shared things like:
- How To Build Reputation, Credibility And Make Money On Steemit
- The TRUTH About Success Stories: MOST Newcomers Aren't Aware of it.
- Life As a Freelancer: The Myths And Realities.
And even:
- A little side note about competition & what to do yourself.
All of this, is shared for one simple reason actually. To make people aware of things so they can stop being delusional.. As that is actually what I see. I see delusional people trying to grab every inch of nickels and dimes they can, and they are doing this wrong. They don't take steemit seriously for what it can be, become and what it already is. They take it as a "get rich quick" thing, and that's both ironic but also tragic at the same time..
I hope I'll be successful enough to make a real impact, change and to help people on their steemit adventures.
All I can do, is to keep trying and never give up. :)
Take it as a get rich thinking or not, every person has the right to have a shot at improving one's lot in life. Even if people are delusional about it, when people are active, that activity in turn improves the site. For example, if we see the signup rate increase and we then start to see more content being put out that increases the overall value of the site. Then, your votes matter more because you have to be more accurate. I personally think that we should welcome your average dreamer who comes in to be a part of the community. I'm not going to give up either, but the competition is not going to make steemit worse, it's going to make it even better.
Perhaps it's due to me not being native in English.. Or that I've been awake for about 24 hours or so.. But I get some sort of feeling that you don't fully understand what I'm saying.
What I mean is basically this:
I do whatever I do and whatever I can to make new people on steemit aware of the whole process here. I want to give people that "wake up call" I believe some of them needs. Competition is needed for steemit to grow and I'm all for that. That's what I'm aiming for. I'm trying to build relations here on steemit and I will bring everyone I know to steemit. At least as many as I can. Steemit is an amazing platform and I love every inch of it so far.
However, what I want people to understand is that steemit is not a "get rich quick" fix. Even though one might think so due to all the amazing trending posts with $10,000 payouts. Some people are lucky. That's that.
And the reason I point this out multiple times, is just because of one thing. All the complaints I've seen during the last few days here. People are complaining about them not getting upvotes, about whales upvoting girls with boobs and crappy posts and so on.. And I want to make these people aware of things.
I'm not an important person on steemit. I'm not a whale and I don't have a bunch of friends on here who's upvoting my content.. And I'm not one of the highest earners around either. Far from it. Even so, I still want to educate new people. I want to teach them things. I want to help them.
I want to help as many people as I can for three reasons. To make them feel good about themselves. To bring even more quality to steemit. And, to feel good about myself too.. And I will never stop. No matter if I earn $5,000, $5 or $0,5. My point is, that I don't do this mainly for earnings. I do this for other reasons. The money rewards are a superb bonus and I wouldn't mind earning a ton of money while doing the things I do.. But it's not something mandatory for me. I will do it no matter what.
And that's what it's all about. That's what I am all about. I want people to see the platform for what it is. I want people to contribute for the sake of sharing and not for the money in first hand.
Sorry for any misunderstandings up until now.