Show Positive Vibes not only on Steemit - take care!
Hiya Steemians - I think it is necessary to post again about positive vibes and taking care of your community fellow members. We all are aware of things that we are not happy here on Steemit or on other platforms or in real life. Most of us might be not happy with their job, their boss, sometimes with their wife / husband - this is normal but we all should step back a bit everyday and re-consider what is important on life and on the places we are active. Right?
Our world is driven by people with power, money or other criteria that make them influential. These powerful people some of us / you fear are also humans first, having more power is not always bad but gives also potential. Whales here are not per definition bad - they are humans like all of us. Think the most powerful people on Steemit and everywhere get so many questions such as "help me please" and other spam that it is totally normal that they also flag some people, especially the ones that just ask for help without knowing or taking the time to take care of the one they approach - taking care is important! The requester side needs to recognise that as well.
Back to Positivity - when I started here I tried to push positivity across the board but then also flagged people (mainly as of radical political views they were communicating), I also suffered from flags or negative comments and trolling - hey this is common in reality, why should a social media platform be different? How can people believe they get upvotes when they simply do not at all try to understand the person they ask for support! Flags or Downvotes can also be positive as they educate the person getting flagged - if they consider to think why it happened. Other positive thing of a flag is to protect the reward pool which is for all of us.
I have been an early adopter of a lot social platforms since the last 10 years - one initiative from the network called tsu by @anthonyphillips is still coming to my mind which was called Positivity breeds Positivity.
So this post is designed to spread positivity by explaining a bit that we do not all have the same definition of what is being considered as positive - wishing everyone a fantastic weekend and please check the weekly LoveFriday initiative by @liliana.duarte - another Steemian full of positivity.
Don't let greed dominate Steemit
No matter if you are on trending, no matter if you struggle to earn some Cents, no matter if you get attacked just try (at least try, it is hard sometimes) to keep some positivity around you. People like that - you are more attractive to others and you can attract more positive people to this platform. The ones that do not scam and spam, the good boys and girls, the content creators, the charity minded people - let us all try hard to make this place a better place in the social media world.
Criticism is needed - arguing is NOT toxic
However in view of the success for all of us let us be realistic and able to communicate criticism in a constructive way. Not every human being is perfect, nor is any platform. Stay away from simply negative people but also do not call others toxic that try to suggest valuable things. a down vote / flag is maybe negative for the account that receives but can be extremely positive for the community too. That is to me also a part of showing or proving the power of positivity.
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"Stay away from simply negative people but also do not call others toxic that try to suggest valuable things. a down vote / flag is maybe negative for the account that receives but can be extremely positive for the community too" <---Yes, thanks for saying this!!! I'm so glad you pointed that out, because when people are SO positive that they pretend everything is perfect, it almost starts to seem delusional and unrelatable lol.
You can still be a positive person while also being realistic. I'm glad you fall into the group of people who are positive yet a realist.
Thanks for explaining that and educating people about that as well, because I think it needs to be pointed out!
Thanks for this comment - glad we found each other now :-). Valid points - criticism our doing due diligence is seen too often as negativity by certain people. I am all in if I am convinced by concepts but before I get crazy on something I want to know all details before but consider myself still as #positive and #openminded :-)
Indeed positivity is absolutely important for the health of a person and a platform like Steemit.
If we let all the politics, negativity, drama and flag wars get to us we will miss out on the awesome human stories, of the challenges overcomed by humans, of the charity and helpful nature of man as he cares for his fellow man.
It is not that we are sweeping those under the rug but we are merely focusing more on teh good that platform can do.
If we want a place that is great and safe for us then we need to create it. Woe is the nation that needs Heroes when its citizens should be it's protectors.
We are the ones defining this Platform .
Seriously it is difficult to be 100% happy on this planet, as we have high expectations. But it is not impossible! In our past years we learned how to be happy and how to control our mind or actions.
We need to be positive all the time and hope for the better future. Be patient and never give up. Every successful person gained success after many failures.
Alone we cant do it, but together we will. So lets work together toward the real success :)
I think a lot of what you have here in this post goes back to our individual intentions for the platform. It's something I did from the very beginning and I try hard to stay within the intentions I set as to how I am going to show up on here.
My intentions are to create uplifting, empowering and positive content, which I believe I do. But it can be easy to get off tract sometimes and get caught up in conflict of views or the drama of the platform. (not that I've had too much experience with that here)
This post also speaks transparency to me, which is one of the major things I love about this platform. I think people's true colours are highlighted and it's a beautiful thing.
Thanks for these perspectives today :)
Hey @uwelang
Nice job, thanks for posting.
This is the second post today I have read about positive attitude. It's a really valid point and at times I really do not understand anyone on here that wants to spread negativity. Fortunately, so far, they are few and far between.
Things like replying to comments and posts are crucial for spreading good feeling in the community, especially for us newbie minnows. The flagging side of things, again from a Newbie standpoint, is a bit more difficult. It's hard to know where you stand on these things when you first land here and flagging someone feels very negative. Until you understand the lay of the land and the future benefits for the Steemit community as a whole, you kind of back away.
@tressareid posted about general positive attitude and your post is more directly about Steem, both containing great advice. You guys have inspired me to write something from a newbie perspective so I'm going to crack on and give it a go.
Keep up the good work.
Cheers, Gaz.
thanks a bunch - checking out the other post - gimme some hours though - am off over the weekend but tr to keep an eye on any comments - great contribution from you, appreciated.
You're welcome. :)
Hey. Here is a link to my new post where you get a cheeky plug!
https://steemit.com/steemit/@cheese4ead/5-tips-for-newbies-by-a-newbie
Enjoy, Gaz.
Hey @uwelang
Sorry, I had to use an old thread to get a message to you.
I'm participating in the fun music challenge and I thought it would be right up your street. I have nominated you in my latest album offering.
https://steemit.com/music/@cheese4ead/fun-music-challenge-day-5-10
I hope you don't mind. I would like to see your choices.
Gaz
Hi Gaz - sure why not - can not promise it as i am doing a 7-Day Wayback Music Challenge currently which is a bit similar but I am adding it to the list - maybe i combine them next week.
Cool. However you want to do it. I'll look forward to it. 😃
you hit the nail on the head there indeed! good write uwe
I miss the old "positivity breeds positivity" TSU vibe! Thanks for bringing up the happy memories @uwelang and for the inspirational post! You have a lovely family -- growing up too fast!😀
☺️☺️☺️ This was really encouraging to read, made me smile☺️ today! ♥♥♥
A positive attitude will take you far in life. A positive attitude helps you grow when faced with adversity.
Wahre Worte Uwe, resteemed :-)
Man soll immer positiv und mit einem Lächeln durchs Leben gehen😊 Dann kommt auch positives zurück👍
Guter Ansatz, meistens stimmt das auch so :-)
Eine positive Lebenseinstellung wirkt sich auch positiv auf unser Leben aus. Negative Emotionen muss man zulassen und darf sie nicht begraben, aber man darf nicht zulassen, dass sie das ganze Leben bestimmen.
Würden alle Menschen nur negativ denken, würden wir immer noch in Höhlen wohnen. Hätten die großen Erfinder unserer Geschichte immer gesagt: "Das klappt eh nicht, daher ich versuche ich es erst gar nicht", Dann stünden wir heute nicht dort, wo wir stehen.
I have a doubt about the criticism part of yours.
I think criticizing NEVER helps. Sometimes people bring innovative things, sometimes they think out of the box and present in front of you things that otherwise seem vague or weird but later those people turn out to be a huge success.
Criticizing is the only reason why so many blossoming flowers never blossom because they give up.
Sometimes I think what a different world it would be if nobody criticized anybody !!!
Don't you think so?
Flagging someone who is spamming is not criticism. It is harmful and harms people in various ways. People get irritated, they feel their work isn't seen, only used to comment other's links etc.
But criticism is different!! And I think it doesn't help. It spreads only negativity and demotivates people.
Might be a language thing - constructive criticism is more important than any up vote - without criticism nothing will be developed - we need that to improve anything in life - to develop - to grow, without criticism we would still live in stone age caverns - only with criticism we can move forward. Hope that makes sense to you, you might have a different understand of the word. It should give options how to improve. Flagging is harmful? That depends - I rarely flag spammer - in early day i tried to educate but 90% of them are ignoring as they are spammers and scammers, they do not care at all about the community or anything here.
No. I meant that spamming is harmful. Didn't describe it clearly. My fault.
And Yeah, constructive criticism is helpful. I see.
But I have seen people who criticize more then they appreciate. May be its just two sides of a coin. One good and one bad, like everything else in the world, as you said :)
Found you on facebook. Congratulations on reaching 5000 followers on Steemit and great content :)
Very nice post. this is as i see it also. keep positive is the way to go. negativity is just destructive.
Thank you for the article and have a nice day :)
@uwelang thank you for this post, there should be more people focused on spreading positivity and motivating people to become better.
Our channel started on youtube, but d.Tube and steemit have been the main platforms where we get feedback and constructive criticism, instead of just blind hate or ignorance.
It's nice to know that there are other people focused on this issue. If you'd like to get in touch and maybe collaborate feel free to contact us! :D
Love, Thought Sandwich
Sounds interesting -i will consider a contact :-)
Positivity is a natural force of power that’s basically behind hopes. Hopes of good and bad, as you’ve said posivity even in the cruelty of negativity. This are two opposite reactions and when manipulated to be parallel never crosses path. All I’m saying in excess is positivity can work alongside negativity in the same direction and not countering the other one.
You see another force is greed which only works with negativity cause believe me , greed pushes one to attain at all point. Even through negative means
You see criticism to me isn’t bad afterall, it is a frank and blunt way of correcting or making things right, of course arguments does occur in the events of criticizing but it only does make you better by knowing more of what you never had a knowledge of. You see this is an example of positivity in a mistakened or assumed negativity
Ha, das ist spannend - ich hatte gerade gestern eine Idee, die noch etwas reifen muss, weil ich es auch nicht allein machen kann. Ich möchte, wie du so schön schreibst "positive vibes" hier auf steemit berbreiten und Artikel wöchentlich sammeln, die in irgendeiner Form Positives "transportieren" (Dankbarkeit, Kurator sein. positive (sachliche) Streitkultur, Schöne Fotos/Musik/Geschichten/Kunst/... ins "Netz" stellen) - eine Art Sammelpost für die 10 Posts der Woche oder so und vielleicht auch mit rewards. Dafür suche ich Mitstreiter... Soll ich dich lieber im Discord anschreiben... Jedenfalls halte ich es für wichtig, gerade heute solche "Energien" zu verbreiten... LG Kadna
Klingt spannend, schreib mich gerne an via discord, dann schauen wir mal @kadna
nice article ..positiveness give a well grooming and confidence in personality .it helps me a lot.@uwelang thanks..
A downvote or flagging has a relative effect on the receiver or giver. The receiver senses a reason for this and tends to get better which increases their positivity. Also, the giver may have done this due to some sort of negative energies.
It is best to keep positivity in this world so it can be a better place for all of us
I totally agree with you criticism is needed everywhere and can be a constructive way for the evolution of every platform and person
Great inspiring and motivated content..
To be a librarian is not to be neutral, or passive, or waiting for a question. It is to be a radical positive change agent within our community.
also mir hast du ein lächeln ins gesicht gezaubert :)
Thank you for your positive article!
Sir @uwelang really you have described the real themes of a social platform like your experience about steemit. Really in steemit community there is a value of power and criticism. We often dependable with each other. Bigger steemians help us as we develop and if make mistake they aware that's the beauty of the platform. Beautiful rules working here which is respectable. Thank you again for the beautiful content sharing with us.
good post
This is really amazing post about positivity @uwelang thanx for the nice post 👍😊
thanks for the advice .... i like this article...
You are making such an interesting point.
Nice one.. With this point one need a readjustment..