What's up Mat. I've been here for about a total of 72 hours, and I'm already going back and forth on my feelings pertaining to the flaws here (as well as the positives). Some of the flaws are really getting to me though, to where I question if I even wanna give this a real go or not. For the past three days I've been vacillating on it. I think I've also come to the conclusion that I'm just gonna be me, and whatever comes of it, great. Honestly this whole thing for me is just a way to kinda create - just a new hobby of sorts - and be able to have that public little journal of my writing and experiences and what have you. But there are some weird politics here that I don't think I wanna touch ... as well as the fact that I can't stand seeing such crap content getting rewarded the way that it is, while some of the gems just fall to the wayside. I feel like this could crush some amazing spirits, whilst boosting some far less deserving egos.
Hey PP. Thanks for taking the time to comment.
I think that there are many ways of looking at this, some positive and some less so. I agree that the worst thing on here is seeing some of the complete crap that gets lots of valuable upvotes simply by existing. I saw one last week that was just a header. It must have taken all of two minutes to do the whole post and was sitting at a couple of hundred Steem Dollars five minutes after posting. But you know what? It's none of my business, and that money was never going to come my way.
It is a shitty way that the site has evolved, but these are people who have just learned how to play the game, and newbies getting all angsty about it isn't going to make it stop.
I am most annoyed that I have allowed myself to be affected by this downvoting thing. I should have had more faith in myself to be who I am, especially when I was being lectured on my behaviour by a passive/aggressive gun nut.
One thing I have learned is that not many newbies are going to make any kind of money by just blogging. There are too many people doing that. Treating it as a hobby is the way to go, it seems to me, unless you are willing to put a lot of time into it.
I feel like I've accepted the fact that as a newbie, if I want to "succeed" I will need to back it with some money invested, and also learn the ropes of how to play the game a bit. I don't ever plan to put enough energy in it to play the game all the way, but maybe a little. I can fund it just like I would any other hobby.
Now the lecturing and downvoting ... I haven't stumbled across it yet. From what I've been seeing everyone plays pretty damn nice here (like to an almost ridiculous, brown-nosing bs extent). Not sure how I feel about that either, as my nature is much more like yours. I'd probably go off on a gun nut to the point of getting kicked off the platform lol.
I'm not putting money in. A friend of mine on here has a theory that SBD will increase in value hugely in the next 12 months or so, so accumulating a few dollars a month might be worth all the effort. Maybe it won't. I don't pretend to understand any of it.
I am not sure you can be kicked off here! I suppose there must be a line that can be crossed. Yes, I agree, people are too nice at times. It all feels a little forced to me sometimes, and I am no good at that kind of communication.
Hence this post! I have to be me, whatever that means, and I won't allow myself to be intimidated by someone who can't find the words to defend his position, but can throw his weight around because he has a higher rep score than I do. Fuck that shit.
Well, your being you caught my attention. So, at the very least you can say that. :)
Got me, too. And I'd been following @matbaker for a little while!