I have dedicated 15 months of my life to Steemit
& spent countless hours helping others here, believing this to be the future for those of us who felt out of place on Facebook & YouTube.
Now that my family & I have been living on Steem for 7 months and I am on the cusp of a 71 reputation, the time has come to air my recent feelings about the state of Steemit.
Please note
These feelings are no longer fluffy and warm as once they were. So if you want to keep living in a dream world where everything is perfect, I advise you not to read it.
If on the other hand you are interested to hear the perspective of a firmly dedicated Steemian who is currently re-assessing his ongoing dedication, please follow for more...
I am already listed on steemwhales as 71 but when the number next to my name changes here on Steemit, I will write this post.
WE WILL NOT GO GENTLE INTO THE NIGHT!
Who is @samstonehill?
Currently based in Bali he travels with his partner & two children. With no bank account he has been living on STEEM & crypto for over six months.
All content created for this account is 100% original (unless otherwise stated), produced by @samstonehill who invites you to use & share freely as you wish.
@samstonehill is the creator of:
@steemshop account where you can buy or sell anything you like using your steemit wallet SEE MORE
@steemmasters which provides FREE TUTORIALS, personal training & resteeming services. Website HERE
Contact me directly on steemit.chat if you want to know more about this
@steemholidays which encourages resort owners to offer holiday packages in Steem or SBD
@steemtv which aims to provide the best in decentralised films, exclusive to Steemit & DTube
The dailyquotes tag initiative designed to encourage steemians to share their most life changing quotes with the community on a daily basis.
The Aspiring Steemit Whales & Dolphins group on Facebook which seeks to help newcomers make the transition from Facebook to Steemit, providing them with detailed notes and personal assistance with their posts... resteeming them when he can.
I receive the equivalent of $3 a day using Genesis Mining
This was after investing around $500 (from STEEM payouts) into 2 year contracts, mining Dash, Ether & Litecoin
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Some say it is a scam but I have found no reason to believe this.
@teamsteem @timcliff @jesta @good-karma @someguy123 @blocktrades @pfunk @klye @krnel @blueorgy @ausbitbank @thecryptodrive @ura-soul
Without them our beloved Steemship would not fly.
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Please check out the @charitysteemit account where those of us in Bali are currently raising money to buy solar power & water filters for the huge number of evacuees waiting for a volcano to blow LEARN MORE HERE
As a complete newbie, I am also looking forward to your upcoming #steemtruth. I've been warned away by many and enthusiastically encouraged by many more...
BUT I'm loving the platform and what I'm reading. This community is outrageous and very real -- beats the heck out of crackbook, that is a big fat for sure! Now, I do enjoy keeping up with my buds on FB, but on Steemit? People are pushing the limits in their own lives and sharing that freely here.
Wow.
I'll be watching for the 71... so glad y'all are here. #steemon
Great comment! UPvoted! =)
The community here is unquestionably the most amazing I have every come across and I feel as if I have made many lifetime friends. And for that I am eternally grateful.
Still waiting on that 71 ;)
Wicked content! Can't wait till your next post:)
Thanks :)
Now i wish there was a way not to miss your post :) 15 month is a lot. And it took me ~4 months to change it from fluffy to something else :)
Looks like you have done so much already, for the whole community, so it will be really interesting to see how that post goes. I am also a founder of BeScouted a photography community on Steem blockchain (since i find that stem blockchain as a technology still has so much potential and i will not be saying anything about steemit :)
The idea for the photography community we are building was born when i was spending 4 months in Bali too :) It's 4 years already :) And i am still fluffy about it lol So take a look since you are a photographer yourself would be lovely to hear back your opinion if you have a minute :) Cheers!
P.S. Will be waiting for that post...
Is the community for professional photographers or is it something similar to viewbug?
It'a a mix, viewbug/500px also casting platform and a marketplace. It's new and nothing like that was ever built previously. We are testing the concept and since iy is on steem member get rewards too.
Thank for the feedback. I had a brief look at what can seen on the intro page and felt quite intimidated by the beautiful photography there, it was mostly professional model pics! not sure if should join I dont do that kind of photography at all.
Hah hah, those are the top images selected by the community :) There is variety of levels once inside :) And you also grow faster and learn faster when inspired by great work. Just signup with you fb first (if you still have it) it's free and see how you like it :)
I will do so later today I must say I am curious! thanks for the info, I appreciate it.
I am really excited to know after your curiosity transforms into somethibg else what will it be?:)
I will send it to you on steemit.chat if you like? Still waiting on that 71 :)
Your photography community sounds interesting. Will check that out now.
It seems Bali is the catalyst for many amazing changes ;)
I look forward to what you have to say. I see such great potential here, but I see some potentially deal-breaking problems. It is going to take a concerted effort by the "big players" to save it.
There are some who are already working towards this goal. @stellabelle for example. She has status, SP and an awareness of the issue. She is just the person to lead this charge ;)
I also see huge potential here and would love to find a way to make it work for everyone...
wow you are the man with a strong faith on crypto and steemit.. You are living the way you want it to be.. You a amazing, more power. I will ve waiting until the number on your right side of your name change.
Thank you my friend. Your support is massively appreciated :)
Congratulations it is nice to see how you anticipate your victory. Good luck and many more success and joy on your journey.
Thanks! One must anticipate the victory... in this way it comes to us :)
Well, as it seems to me it will take you 2-3 posts more to build up that missing about 1,200 billion reputations to reach the No 71 here. But according to the number of your followers, I think it might be even sooner.
However, whenever you are going to post that "The Post" do it gentle and wise. I'm always for the truth in the first place, and although I am the last one who could show off as some expert on the field of gently bringing the truth, I still know that it could be brought to the daylight in that way too.
Something like Rambo vs Gandi way. - Maybe it's not the best example but the first that crossed my mind.
So, if nothing else think of us with weaker heart muscle and enough other BS in our life, if I may ask and suggest.
I love this platform and the community who use it very much. And I will be gentle for sure.
Will do my best to be wise ;)
I must say I am keen to read that post myself, i will be keeping a lookout for it? and then I will share my feelings about this platform as well. BTW how is the little one doing @samstonehill, is the cough any better?
Hey! Thanks for asking about Esteban. He's always smiling which really helps! Still coughing and still has spots... and we are still trying figure it out.
Meditate on it and the answers will come, they always do! blessings to you all.
Looking forward to the full part bro, glad you are telling everyone the other perspective
We can't all live like
this guy
Oh man I love this guy! I wanna live like him :)
So if i may humbly ask for all of us out there ...how high does the Steemit number reputation go? The highest I have seen is a 76. Good post my friend. Thanks.
It will rise infinitely. I believe we have some 77 reps now.
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Hope all is well my friend - fluffy times are kind of over - have a similar sad feeling.
Well, whatever happens we will always be able to say we have a good time right?
Everything is okay really. I seem to remember having a life before steemit appeared. Perhaps it is time to go back to that life :)
you brought me here. thank you for all your support
haha! yes indeed. I believe I have brought many people here and have always been 100% positive about Steemit. And I am still positive, but perhaps a little more realistic now. It's all good.