Is there anybody out there?

in #steemit7 years ago

Well, hi there.

It's been quite a while, hasn't it? What am I saying – it most definitely has not, because we've never met before. Certainly not you and me, perhaps other variants of ourselves, yes, but not us. So let me introduce myself.

I'm Honeydue, or at least that's the name you need to know. I've been here for quite a while, yes, you may have seen me around. I know I've seen you, I've watched you from afar. I even tried to talk to you, a couple of times, but I doubt you heard me. Well...
Anyway, you? What's your name?

Hi. It's nice to meet you, I think. Only, as I said we've met before, at least I've met you. I know who you are and I have a pretty clear idea what you think. About some subjects, anyway. I think you're quite right...

Really? That's very kind of you. But I will assume you're being polite. Either that, or there is gross miscommunication at play. Oh, you do? My bad, then, I do apologize. It's quite hard to know these days, what with so many people around...


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Oh? Yes, I believe you're quite right. No, this is not my first introduction post. I did one, months back, when I first got here. I don't know if you remember...Yeah, I was the one in the black jeans and the Metallica....tee-shirt....yeah, nevermind. Oh, don't worry, I'm sure you meant to remember. Not at all, not at all.
It wasn't my best introduction anyway. I was all sweaty and nervous and my acne was flaring up, and yeah, forget it. This is convenient actually.

Oh...umm...I never know where to start when I talk about myself. You know, it's weird, I mean...I know me. Okay, so let me tell you a few words about myself.

Bun, color, starlight, gazefall, wonderlust, beehive, paper, tantrum, dog, lick bowl, clownage, rose, knees, pampers, socks, drain, buzzing, tee-shirt, toilet roll, dandelion, melons, conundrum, chaotic, phantasmagorical, farce, facade, daring, toys, zero, crown, potato, underpants, Christians, felt, parrot, corn, jail, dent, mole, bucket, skin, perennial, panda, Wordsworth, contest, vintage, creation, pants, funny, hazard soft, cerebellum, contrast, alive, national, vindictive, phone, facepalm, derby, pirouette, fist, correlate, ecstatic, fear, monsters, shush, silk, deranged, flowerpot, random, boogers, cereal,

Ommatophorous sitwell listeria penicil meroe buttermere ruralizing kerugmata hilaire afraid fledgling axled bedlight contemplated. Barocyclonometer execrator microcosmic moviola objectivizing summational scabicidal batata manicheism pique underroom militarise schooner pretestified. Blowout essay adventurer outplan unpsychic ataghan tarsia galluses lffler bashibazouk subquarter sporty subaffluence pianism.

Africanizing unhealing embracing noncontributive bezoar unscrutinised briniest alarmism nondevious antarctic blowlamp humilis provincetown etcher. Dedifferentiation mistitle preinscribing hoverer palestrina impellent windtight effulgently monostrophic villously woodmancraft ayina nonguilt distruster.
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I seem to have lost you. In fact, I fear I lost you long ago. I think it was around 'hi there', if I'm not mistaken. I don't blame you.

You probably didn't even notice the enumeration of random words, because most of you probably didn't get that far. Nobody does, on this platform. We don't read to read, we read to reply. Once we've gathered a couple of key words from the first paragraphs, we can upvote, comment something vaguely relating to the intro or the title and hope the OP votes us back.

Let's be honest, we don't care about the content. Well, we care about our content, but between working on our things and real life, who has time to read through miles and miles of words written by other people? But we have to seem active, somehow. I'm pleased we met, although you're probably no longer here.


Pink Floyd - Hey You

Just nod if you can hear me...

Are you putting together a sloppy comment or have you already moved on?

Either way, it was nice knowing you...for about 10 seconds.

Until next time, maybe we make it 15, who knows...

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Unbelievable! I was just writing a post about my fav 80s movies and Ferris Beullers day off is in my top 5 !!

what can I say..I'm psycho..
er...
I mean PSYCHIC!

Well, believe it or not, I actually did read all of that, and I do generally read your posts all the way through. But I've always been a voracious reader, on and off the internet. By the way, you picked some amazing words and for a while there I was putting some thought into the deep metaphorical meaning behind describing oneself as monostrophic and antarctic, until you revealed that it was a useless pursuit.

I know you do :)
But most people don't...and it's not about my posts. Most people don't read any posts on this platform, which sucks, cause there's some great content out there..
Ha, I'm sorry...but who knows, maybe you found some meaning there I did not ;)

Gone for the sloppy comment...I'm clever though, I read the top, the bottom and then the middle ;-)
Just yesterday, I said that Steemit was little more than a computer game, people all playing away individually to earn money.
Don't be too sad that in the whole world, most people just want to be read and never actually read. They want to shout and never listen.
It's disconcerting and disappointing but its a blog site. Very few on a traditional blogsite garner huge followings organically, here it's worse because most people are here for the opportunity to earn, the content will always be secondary.
Please don't stop what you're doing. You're building up a key body of work which you could in the future re-use. You are very very good. If only a few appreciative souls read it, thats fine. Do it for you first.
Then, game the system, you're intelligent. You could turn 2 good quality posts a day into $1000 a month income in a year. Play the numbers, create a new dynamic for your own amusement.
Just don't give up. Don't walk away. Become a 'moviola objectivizing summational scabicidal batata'....seriously, did you look up that list of words or did you actually know them ? lol
Take a break. Relax, return. Definitely return.....

PS You should have saved this post for my new #grumpymonday tag..on a monday! I was actually trending with my 'why the Beatles are shite' post...of course, I was the only entrant ;-)

Ha, that's very sweet of you, Nathen, thank you. As always, I really appreciate the kind words and support. I'm not planning to give up, I've learned so much since I joined Steemit, enough to make the money secondary, you know? I mean, sure, they're great, but they're not really the point...
I was just talking with someone and I was joking about how you could probably start a normal post and then start rambling random words...how many people would know?
Who'd care?
And then, I wanted to actually try, so this is that...

seriously, did you look up that list of words or did you actually know them ?

the first paragraph of random words is my own creation, but after that, I looked them up. I could've done them myself, but I was in a hurry. Besides, I felt that the randomer, the better...

Definitely return.....

That is so very sweet. Thank you :)

Had I known, I would've saved it :P

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/nod .... funny, the title of your post took me right to the Pink Floyd song playing in my head .... and of course you had to include it !

Of course! I don't know, the idea for the post just reminded me of the song, so..;)

Isn't it a little assholey move to just write random words and sentence to test the attention of your audience? :P
Steemit is about community and your fans will always read while the rest will just have to become fans. Don't forget that while you think you are blogging, the blockchain thinks you are mining :)

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Not at all, they're my audience and I can do as I please :P
That is a good point, I didn't think of that.. :)

Heard your holler buddy.
This is me hollering right back

To the question in your title, my Magic 8-Ball says:

Most likely

Hi! I'm a bot, and this answer was posted automatically. Check this post out for more information.

shut up you muppet bot

Nice

Ohahahahahaahahh!
PROOF!

Don't be so cynical. Maybe he read it all and was stunned into silence and all he could think of to say was 'nice'....he probably regrets it ! lol

nah...I thimk my idear is the correct one.
damn near two years on steemit.
I can smell a bot.

Excuse me for butting in, but I do have that effect on people :P
My words, I mean...

You're not excused. Me and my new bessie, Grizzly Adams up here were playing 2cent footsie while we waited for you to show up to your own party....now if you don't mind ? ;-)

Mwahaha I'm sorry...I was only fashionably late, my dears :P

welcome! i look forward to reading your articles!

idiot

I can't believe you're talking to a bot
(i thought I was the only one that did that)

Hey, if it weren't for bots I would have no comments at all. I appreciate the fine upstanding work they do and regard them as true citizens of the Steemit eco sphere. I am even thinking of setting up a trade union to protect their rights. Give me a bot over 95% of the Steemit membership anytime lol ;-)

95% of the Steemian member ship ARE bots.
and they do 99% of the voting.

Hey, nothing against bots, but...this one was just too funny lol
So thank you, guys, for talking to them bots, we gotta keep 'em coming. ;)

destroy all bots..