Lets be honest for a second, just a split second. Most of us came here because of the money. Though the blockchain and the cool tech probably played a role for some of us.
But now we're here, and we're getting payouts, and we're realizing how much engagement matters as well.
Engagement hasn't always been great on other platforms. Sometimes that has to do with a small audience. Sometimes it has to do with the audience having too active of feeds, so they don't see your content. Sometimes the conversations are actually better on Steemit. I have had some amazing discussions on here, so I suppose in the future it will likely be better.
I actually hate discord for a similar reason. It doesn't have that chatroom feel. It's like a forum in many ways. So sometimes you can end up being lost in all that. It often feels like my comments get less notice than a standard chat room, or a forum. As a result I've begun to loath every time I go there. I'm sure there are other softwares out there. I dunno why suddenly everyone is so obsessed with discord.
I'm perfectly happy with the payments I've gotten. Mostly because SDB is so high. If I could earn this monthly I'd be fine with it. Especially with trading as well.
But the trails actually somehow make it feel more empty. All these people voting, and yet a post over there that go next to nothing has this amazing discussion. Like it's a hollow victory.
I kinda feel like I might end up with way more money than I think I deserve for the effort, trying to get that discussion.
I don't think necessarily even fellow writers is what I need though. Although perhaps it could help in certain ways.
I also don't fully blame other people for spewing that same shit many of us have encountered, trying to convince us that we need to show unwavering appreciation for all we get. Pretend you loved that gift you got from someone that has no clue what you like, on this fake holiday that purports to celebrate the birth of someone, yet has something to do with a creepy fat man that watches you constantly. And eat all your veggies, because there are starving children in Africa.
Yet here I am, with all these clean water, and I'm only getting a few morsels, but I shouldn't complain, because at least I got something.
Sorry for being all over the place.
I know I still have to grow my account a ton. In a way, it's amazing that I've grown this much this quickly. And others will look at that and say I shouldn't complain. But I will still have this frustration, so they're basically telling me to shutup. And that actually sucks way more than just not getting enough input.