You know whats crazy ? One big ole whale could come along and boost up an entire school of minnow in one go. I will will just leave that thought where it belongs in the world of fantasy.
Sounds like your first few months were similar to mine. I spent from March to June just trying to figure out what was going on. Then joining the engagement league in June changed that whole perspective.
I do have to say it has turned out to be one of the most beneficial things I have joined here.
I also agree that there is such a thing as too much. I have maybe reached a saturation point for myself. Keeping up with what I am involved with now pulse a couple of side interest keeps me pretty busy. I think in the end it comes down to finding what is working best and setting those priorities.
Sounds like you have a good mind for keeping it all in perspective.
Making really good posts like this one then keeping up with comments takes time. at some point the more you add in the less you keep up.
I like you am looking forward to seeing what the next fork brings. It could very well offer some great new tools making it easier to keep up with all we want to do.
I also agree with you about Discord. I do love my Ginabot. Aside from that I had Discord long before I was on Steemit. The only real advantage is being able to connect with my Steemit groups and my groups outside of Steemit in the same place. I would probably be way more focused if the two were kept separate.
Yeah, that's pretty crazy. There's only 37 whales, and most of those are Steemit related, investors, and devs who aren't really into curating. And if they are, they either have a curating trail they follow, or a circle group of lesser SP that's still posting and commenting that they autovote in.
Most, however, are delegating a lot of SP. So if you want to live in a world that isn't entirely of fantasy, and you actually want it, you could wish for a delegation, since it's more likely. :) Of course, you'd probably need to be a dev of some kind and build another d-app, or create the next best bid bot.
I guess I'm at the point in my life where I'm tired of multiple things to keep up on and want to minimize all of it, if not settle on just one thing to do, and do that the best that I can. Whether it'll work and be worth the effort is still up for debate, but I'm not feeling like I'm missing out on too much generally. Especially if the stress level is low, which it is for the most part.
I think if more of us can see outside of our own bubbles and try to add value to the work of others, then it's at least a step in the right direction. Can't say it's the entire answer, but it seems to helping.