Very good post. Thank you for sharing that. I like your writing. I gave you a follow and an upvote.
To me, I look at Steemit from the long term perspective. I come at this with the sense of community. This really feels like something that is going to have a drastic difference in the lives of many around the world. In fact, from what I can garner, it already is. In the US, it is easy to think that making a few dollars a month off this means little. However for those in parts of Africa and SE Asia, this income is a good amount of money. This is a resource that was not available to those people before this. I guess they could tweet and go on FB but we know they dont compensate people for their efforts.
As for the retiring part, I cant foresee what will happen but I believe that as this place grows, which it will, Steem will shoot up. Sure there is always a speculative aspect to things but I like that this is built upon a sound foundation. Earning Steem and SP will make us all a lot better off.
Thanks for the post.
Yes, this has already changed many lives and it isn't just for those in the trending pages. As you said, in some countries the small amounts are valuable and this is why I would also want people to develop quality content rather than Spam. The site is going to run into trouble at some point due to copyrights and if the site fails, all of those people lose an important part of heir income again. The long-term view i have is to support people in many different ways but to have that, investment is needed.
Some people look at today's value or next weeks value of Steem but, it is next years, and the year after that is important as it could be zero, or it could be 10. It is the community and the content that will decide which it s to be.
Thanks for the thoughtful comment. Not all take the time.
What you say is absolutely correct and I agree with 100%. I am looking to be in this long term and, yes, I do want to be one of the trending people. My reasoning is simple...I want to carry voting power that makes a different to people. I would love to be able to read about a hardship case in one of the poorer countries and with a single upvote give that person $4 or $5. When people are in that situation, that type of money makes a huge difference.
I also want to help others develop a nice income stream themselves so if I can advance my abilities on here while having a higher ranking, I can help others who just arrive.
Yes, this is a good perspective. How I see it is that at the moment, I can mainly add value through content alone but in time I may have the possibility to help financially also. The long-term view of charity requires a constant development of the self to best provide for others.
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