Are we all in the shit on Steemit, and about to get our arses spanked?
After two years and three months on Steemit, I've gone from being a nobody, up to maybe being a small somebody, and now in terms of wallet size, I'm back down to being not much. But I've met some awesome people, learned a shit load, and done some posts I'm proud of (mostly as @sift666).
I'm now in the strange position of watching some people I follow on Steemit having flagging wars with each other. And I'm keeping right out out of all that crap. I have a bunch of opinions myself, many of which are not mainstream, and out of my 100 Steemit friends that I follow, there is probably not a single one I agree with 100% about everything.
Most of them I agree with about most things, but a few I would probably start WW3 with if I got into certain subjects with them. So most of the time I don't get into the tricky areas. And that is fine. What I really want is honesty, but I'm not looking for a fight.
The future of cryptos?
Here is my best guess: I think cryptos will eventually recover, but will never really be fully independent of the zionist overlords, and it will be at least a year before they are worth what they were worth last November. I am not optimistic about Bitcoin ever going back above $10k, and I see it as the least independent major crypto (apart from Ripple). I'm glad I sold it for $17K last December - but I'm a bit bummed that I put 80% of the profits into other cryptos like Monero and Dash, and have been totally spanked anyway. We all make bad calls.
Would I buy any cryptos at the moment? - No, I'd want to see at least a month of steady gains before I'd even think about it. But I've held on to all mine since January and have lost a shit load of $ at this point, so what would I know?
As far as Steemit goes, for all it's issues, I like it and plan to stick around. Yes I'm a conspiracy "theorist" and yes I'm suspicious as fuck about some accounts here, but I also know for absolute certain that some of us are the real deal, (yes including me!). I really think if we are honest we can win this, and become the best social media and blogging platform on the internet, even if some accounts here are full on bullshit.
So I just want to say thanks to my Steemit friends, and to say that even if this is a low point, and although I think the markets are being played, I do think we have something good here and if we take a deep breath and just be those same people we were a year or two ago, we can still do this.
I'm not trying to spout feel good bullshit, and I think hardfuck 20 was a real mess, but I'm also sure that a lot of disagreements and mistakes are just genuine fuck ups and miscalculations. This is not fakebook - we are real. Or at least enough of us are to pull through this bad phase.
This is all a guess, but at this point, this is really what I think.
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I also hold lots of unpopular opinions. :) Some so unpopular, I don't like to talk about them.
I don't believe in bullies. I don't believe words hurt. (not anymore than stubbing your toe) We have quit giving people the tools of reason and critical thinking, and as a result we have a lot of people with really dumb ideas and an inability to question anything.
But, I digress..
Flags are good, the help temper the bad... Conversations are awesome and sometimes they lead to fighting, for the truth is passionate.
Fight, make points with grace, apologize when wrong, be blunt and true and people will respect it even when they disagree.. Oh wait.. It's not a lecture, just a few things I respect
I am not of the opinion that people I love and respect have to agree with me. (Thanks to my Dad)
I love Steem, I think we have some problems, some of them serious ones. I don't think we will ever go mainstream. The mainstream sissys can even handle words they can't handle flags, or unfairness or any of the things that go along with LIFE.
Thank you too, you have taught me some interesting things, you have listened when I wanted to ask questions and prod...
Cheers
You know, if everyone on Steemit was like you I wouldn't be so anti-flag!
But I've seen some stuff here this week that has boggled my mind (and I even just got asked if I have something against zionism - LOL...)
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lolol..
...hard to have both!
....nothing wrong with a bit of verbal scrap, imo.
If you can't have a scrap with a mate, and not still be mates afterwards, - not a very good friendship, is it?
( better than fluffy ,ego stroking, echo chambers)
Well here is an example - we (@kiwideb and I) are a Weston A Price Foundation Chapter, but about 10 of the 100 people I'm friends with on Steemit are vegan or vegetarian.
So despite the fact that we have a business selling fish oils and gelatin, on Steemit I mostly just don't go there unless someone asks.
ooooh we have snakes here..... any market for snake oil..? (I don't mean crtypto, you cynic!lol)
How about some skate oil?
http://www.naturefoods.co.nz/nutritional-oils/fish-liver-oils/fermented-skate-spicyorange
When you see 3 big dumps without any bounce back, that is when I believe market is capitulating. Bitcoin is almost 50% of what it was 10 days ago.. People have really started panicking but I am still holding on, not gonna sell at these prices
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No, it's way to late to sell now - sell high and buy low - I'm just not convinced this is rock bottom yet!
I agree, we can go lower but I believe that will be for a very brief duration and a big spike up will happen.. Maybe it can happen just under 3k but who knows
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Although I don't have any Bitcoins anymore, I really hope it does come back up very soon - now I see how much the whole market, including what I think are totally superior coins, are dragged down by it.
Yes, it is too early for other coins not to get affected by the volatility of Bitcoin
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Ahem.
PAX
Biggest % Gain
Paxos Standard (PAX)
24.19 BTC
11.6%
NEOS
Biggest % Gain
NeosCoin (NEOS)
5.29 BTC
40.9 %
BSV
Top Volume
Bitcoin SV (BSV)
1082.81 BTC
10.7 %
I'll go and check those out - you crypto geek!
Wanker please!
I'm a total newbie to steemit - and I believe in this platform and in Crypto.
Yes, it will take time.
I love the fact that nobody but the author can manipulate the posts -other than all the centralized forums and social media. I don't know why people would flag each other. Maybe I am too new...
They mainly flag each other at the higher levels (people with real voting power) because they have huge egos and want to shape the posts and wallets of everyone on Steemit. Yes I could give you examples but for obvious reasons it's never safe to name names with bigger wallets.
I still love Steemit to bits, but I think flagging hands power to some real arseholes and I would bin it. Many Steemians with far more knowledge than me totally disagree though!
Fucking typical, just when I am feeling like walking away from here, you have to go and say something that makes me want to stay, you tosser!
GOOD! - That was my evil plan...
Today I just hit 500 followers on this account - holy crap that took longer than it would have done last year - but never mind, now I am Mr Big!
You have more fake followers than I have now, congrats!
If 10% of them are real (and I think they are) - that is still 50!
OOOHHHH you willllllll lurveee this one.
51 today ! @frot 😂 I follow rational thinkers whether i agree with them or not. After just five weeks I got caught in the crossfire of a vicious flag war and definitely named names and stirred the pot. But, I survived as I'm also rational and realised if one is invested here for the long haul they must play chess instead of checkers. These wars no longer only involve the big accounts, in fact the ripples impact the entire ecosystem, as well as the potential of any future investors seeing this as a semi stable opportunity.
It didn't take long at all for me to adapt here as I'm inquisitive, passionate, and thick skinned. I take and take major issue with the I'm just going to stay out of this war it doesn't effect me, but all are entitled to that opinion. Time will tell, it always does. For me as a, plankton obviously the price of crypto is mostly irrelevant when the true currency or most dominant feature here is fear. I still stuck around though because I know life ain't fair. I'm also not naive and don't believe we're creating a utopia, it's an interesting place with a variety of information and quality content if you know how to swim through the shit posts and circle jerks.
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lol
You're welcome hee. Actually, I had gotten into a financial pickle and cringed while I sold a bunch of steem for .85 cents...now I'm about to be in a position to buy it all back and somehow it worked out that it's half what I sold it for, haha. Well, it's going to be a weekly deal starting next week so it depends on what the market does, but I'm thinking it's not going to get higher than what I sold it for anytime soon. A bad situation turns around for me, yay :)
I wondered how my favourite orca suddenly became a lowly dolphin like me!
LOL, God, I love you!
On the long term crypto will grow, these days they keep it low and heaps of (inexperienced) investors lost a lot of their (fake) money. I am not so active on Steemit the last months. I must say that when I visit Steemit, there is always interesting stuff to find and that is also because of your posts.
Thanks! - missing you man - come back soon!
As a Kiwi, do you recognise this guy?
No I don't recognize him, is that a disgrace?
He was pretty famous a few years back when he tore off his clothes at a big test match in Hamilton and ran across the field through the middle of the All Blacks on prime time TV - jeepers it was hilarious!
hahahaha
Happy Xmas - hope you are still around - all the best for the new year!
Same for you happy and sunny days
Tensions are getting high and people don't know how to behave. The crypto ride has been brutal for sure and whatever moves we made we got yanked around. Earlier in the year I even moved funds to NuBits which is dollar pegged and it got yanked away from the peg hard. I never trusted Tether which some of its issues are starting to present itself.
I'm going to keep fighting out there though.
You are such a crypto geek! - I mean that in a good way, I learn stuff from you.
I once went into a nightclub in Dublin, where the doormen/bouncers if you like, said if you want beer go to the left if you want drugs go to the right.
That was my first experience of extacy and I ended up puking all over the outside wall, next to the doormen, though with this huge fuzzy old smile, and even a hug after.
Only been to Ireland once since, and that was even stranger.
I'm not sure if she is singing or just making farting noises!
But either way it's too late to panic now!
That haircut isn't traditional! LOL Hahahha
Bitcoin Still Controls the ENTIRE Crypto Market. None of the Alt Coins has yet to successfully DETACH their overall price fluctuation, from that of Bitcoin.
Smart to stay out of others wars. COLLATERAL DAMAGE can smash you fast. This may be my last farewell song. Tempted to Blow this dog & his blue green balls up too.
You are a bit strange...
That's quite the compliment. If I was the best so far, than I did not die in vain. Or wait maybe I did, maybe it was all suicidal vanity.
Either way, thanks.
And you might want to delete all comments to this account.
May your journey in life continue to be an adventurous one my Kiwi Friend.
No crypto investment for me other than my time spent on steemit. Drop in price is disappointing, but having fun and learning new things from people around the world is the real reward for me. You @frot are a big part of my learning experience.
male "cats" bonding
Many thanks!
Truth is I made a small fortune on cryptos last year, cashed out 20% of it and then kept the rest in cryptos and pretty much lost the remaining 80% this year. So although losing a shit load is a downer, truth is I still have more than I started with two years ago.
And cats don't give a toss do they? - Unless they get the wrong food...
Hello @frot, thank you for sharing this creative work! We just stopped by to say that you've been upvoted by the @creativecrypto magazine. The Creative Crypto is all about art on the blockchain and learning from creatives like you. Looking forward to crossing paths again soon. Steem on!
Thanks for your support, it's better than a kick up the arse :)