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RE: Does Anyone Actually READ My (Your) Stuff?

in Silver Bloggers8 days ago

Of course, what you say rings true for me, as well... and perhaps part of the reason I never really "succeeded" at Facebook or twitter/X is related to the fact that I value my friendships and connections in terms of depth rather than quantity (and number of "likes") which is evidently abnormal in this day and age.

Of course, it can be a two-way street because likely there's almost nobody in my friends/family circle who want to hear constant updates about my stamp collection, or research projects I've dived into. In other words, there's also an onus on the publisher to be somewhat cognizant of not having tunnel vision, if your desire is to have other people actually read your stuff.

From my perspective MySpace and Facebook effectively killed the social web by substituting a "like" button and emojis for actual engagement. For many people, they created the social web...

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not having tunnel vision
Tunnel vision is going back determining who comes out the winners and losers of these elongated comments. Back on Steemit I had no idea at first that all the time I was spending actually reading, engaging with comment(s) was actually making me one of the top contenders. Once that fruition became a reality I only had to put a tiny bit more effort to try and get to the top of the list....or at least until it became problematic, like a lot of things in this life, the harder you work doesn't really pay off but for those who want to cheat the system they created.