Thanks for the article Jeff!
This is something I need to remind myself sometimes I feel. It's often to get caught up on chasing the number of followers you have, always wanting to get more and more.
But in reality, it's far more important to focus on gaining and keeping your loyal followers than just chasing the number, even when over half of them don't consistently read your content anyway.
The meaningful discussion and interaction between other users is certainly one of the things I've enjoyed the most about this platform
Great points! And the followers and friendships carry over no matter what happens to the price of steem.
Do I want steem to succeed and grow exponentially? You bet! But the overall risk is lowered if I'm meeting people on here and sharing our lives a little...