Loved reading your take on this platform through the lens of an Ebay seller. Also, the idea that social media is about building connections and that people are concerned most about their rewards makes total sense. Many people, for the first time, have found this great place where people get good money for blogging, and they become total bloodhounds, resorting to spamming and bidbots for attention. Others will worry about posting bad content and constantly search for the gold post, likely falling short of expectations.
Personally, I am a notorious post-watcher, because I am excited to see who has interacted with me. But when I post something, I'm always thinking immediately about the next post I'm going to make. The show must go on :)
Great post, cheers!
Greetings, neighbor! I see you're just down the road in Olympia — lot of Northwest Steemians. Must be all the rainy weather....
Sad, but very true! And sad because so many seem to lose sight of the fact that this is a SOCIAL site, not just a glorified cash dispenser. The market is pretty efficient and self-adjusting, though... most of those upvotes purchased for $50 will get you back... about $50 (if you're lucky!); it all reminds me a bit of putting out a new album and then rushing out and buying 50 copies of it to give the illusion "it's selling well."
Hey, Port Townsend! Right on! I do notice a lot of NorthWesterners on here. Cheers, neighbor :)
Yeah, I still have the naive optimism that one's following and rewards correlates with the integrity/value of the material they're creating... We'll see how long that works out lol