It's a lot of work, that's for sure, and more than that, a lot of time involved. I need to get faster if I'm going to end up with the number of comments you, @lynncoyle1 and @gillianpearce have been making, even in an off week!
It's good to have purpose, though, beyond just being here and doing your own thing. I think I've benefited any many ways just by participating in this. My focus has turned way outward from where it was and that's made it much more fulfilling and satisfying.
I still need to say congratulations, by the way! So, congratulations for another top finish. As you said, last week, I think, we just keep doing what we're doing and see how it shakes out.
I'm glad you're feeling the benefits of participating in this @glenalbrethsen because I seem to recall you were questioning a bit your presence here. I think that was the first time I came across you! 😊
It's kind of amazing, actually. I think I still question my presence here, but I've also found something larger than myself now, that has greater benefit beyond what I benefit from it. And since it falls into what I wanted to do here, anyway, that's the best part. I wasn't just doing it on my own. I needed to push more, and I wasn't going to do it on my own, because I didn't know what it would take. You and others are showing me what it takes. :)
Aw. That's brilliant to hear @glenalbrethsen, that it falls into what you wanted to do here. How fab!
I still question my presence here but try and take it one day at a time. 😁
Ultimately, I want to write and then engage over my writing, but just like anywhere else around the Internet, people need to know you exist, let alone like what you write, and so that typically means going out to meet them once you know they're there, and engaging over things they post or like first.
It's what I want to do, it's just not what I'm naturally inclined to do, so this engagement league is helpful in getting me out there.
In addition to that, I keep running into lovely people who do actually want to engage back. People who I can have honest, meaningful discussions with. I think that's good for me, hopefully good for them, good for Steemit, and ultimately, our society as a whole, if there's at least a portion of us keeping communication alive.
And if anything like an abiding friendship springs out of it, all the better. I think that's possible, too. Three months in, it's hard to call anything a longstanding anything, let alone friendship, but I'd like to be here for the long haul to see what happens with that too, as long as there's a long haul to be had. :)
The thing I would like most is to meet everyone in person. It would be great if we could all get together at the Steemfest. That would be brilliant! 😁
I agree. It would be cool to meet up in something STEEM related. And if Steemfest happens in the UK, or somewhere else my wife wants to go, I might actually end up at it. Meaning, she would come with me, of course. I'm not sure if she lets me go by myself. :)
It could be taxing if you think about it. I wonder if we could have this much of a discussion and interaction if there is no prize haha!
That's a hard call, isn't it? I mean, I don't want to slight this league or the people involved and participating, because it's amazing as it is, but the amount of STEEM available for prizes can't be the only reason people are here and interacting. So, I think there would still be some interacting, because it's fun and because it helps people keep going and it eventually helps reset Steemit.
The prizes though do help, and so I think it's a combination of providing just enough incentive at this point to get the ones who are mostly inclined already to participate.
It's mostly the interacting part that keeps me going here. That's why I comment on a lot to others to start conversations. Even if I would not make it, I would still continue doing so and keep referring others here to hopefully keep the socializing alive if they are encouraged by to join this contest.