Will do. I appreciate how everyone on here seems so open to advising and helping each other.
I think that's what has both piqued and kept my interest, in contributing here, and in the site in general. It seems I might have a chance of being heard by people who actually listen and value what someone has to share. (That missing sense of connection and honest, even organic, engagement is something I've been, not only complaining about the lack of, but missing dearly on the other traditional social platforms around.) E.g., I haven't had a Facebook account in probably six years now, going on seven.
With that said, I think I might take a bit of a break from Steemit, as addictive as it is, just to educate myself a little. If I run into any questions there I definitely will ask for some clarification.
Ya, this place is sweet, it's like reddit without the hate.
I have a fb, but only use it to read about some of the people I follow like spiritual teachers and jason silva. This place is great because people reward eachother, competition doesn't pay. There are a few issues with certain wealthy users though, and many people just starting don't understand that building a comunity is better than pandering to the whales.
Breaks are always good, I find myself burning out from time to time until I get in a social mood and things start rolling.
I've also noticed that too...some of the sites are good for certain things, and most people I know who do use them, especially Facebook, use them in that way. It's good for maintaining a connection with people like far away relatives and maybe less tech-savvy people in your life who wouldn't bother with any other platform.
Idk if you saw, but the last post I resteemed by @steevc was on this topic of community building vs. pandering. I agree, I like that too, that we see value in rewarding each other rather than competing. It really seems to bring out the better nature in people.
I think we, dear friend, have found ourselves amidst an experiment, a very lovely experiment.
Nice, I commented on his post, I think steemit will evolve even more and become a great place, possibly better than other social media, but it will take some work to make it easy to use and to get rid of some of the crap
And I've only been here, what now, three, four incredible days? Barely long enough to bungle that sentence. So geez, lay off the pressure. :p Give me some time to screw everything else up. It's gonna to take some time to wreak true havoc.
(I did discover @steemcleaners today, btw. Just added that to my good-guy spam/crap-fighting toolbox on here.)
Honestly, the way you are approaching the site is pretty great. I feel like if you had an intro post you'd have quite a few more followers because your comments are always quality. Then again with all the resteems it would get buried. I'm hoping there is a way to separate resteems and blog posts in the future!
Thanks, I do sometimes fear I might be too verbose, and almost always have had issue with that on other sites, either with it just not suiting the way of things there, or with myself wishing I could be more in depth in my communication because there's literally not been room allowed for it.
But otherwise, I do think I took naturally to this site's layout, for some reason. I do like (love) to write, so. That's probably it. Give me the space and a decent prompting and that's really all I need. The fully engaged community is just an extra bonus. And that's probably what will keep me going once I hit a slump. Will be an open window for that needed encouragement.
I know. It's time for an intro post. And I have that same gripe about the feed. I hope they do improve that at some point.
Will do. I appreciate how everyone on here seems so open to advising and helping each other.
I think that's what has both piqued and kept my interest, in contributing here, and in the site in general. It seems I might have a chance of being heard by people who actually listen and value what someone has to share. (That missing sense of connection and honest, even organic, engagement is something I've been, not only complaining about the lack of, but missing dearly on the other traditional social platforms around.) E.g., I haven't had a Facebook account in probably six years now, going on seven.
With that said, I think I might take a bit of a break from Steemit, as addictive as it is, just to educate myself a little. If I run into any questions there I definitely will ask for some clarification.
The kindness is much appreciated :)
Ya, this place is sweet, it's like reddit without the hate.
I have a fb, but only use it to read about some of the people I follow like spiritual teachers and jason silva. This place is great because people reward eachother, competition doesn't pay. There are a few issues with certain wealthy users though, and many people just starting don't understand that building a comunity is better than pandering to the whales.
Breaks are always good, I find myself burning out from time to time until I get in a social mood and things start rolling.
Yeah, it is, like reddit without the hate.
I've also noticed that too...some of the sites are good for certain things, and most people I know who do use them, especially Facebook, use them in that way. It's good for maintaining a connection with people like far away relatives and maybe less tech-savvy people in your life who wouldn't bother with any other platform.
Idk if you saw, but the last post I resteemed by @steevc was on this topic of community building vs. pandering. I agree, I like that too, that we see value in rewarding each other rather than competing. It really seems to bring out the better nature in people.
I think we, dear friend, have found ourselves amidst an experiment, a very lovely experiment.
Nice, I commented on his post, I think steemit will evolve even more and become a great place, possibly better than other social media, but it will take some work to make it easy to use and to get rid of some of the crap
True. Gonna take some work.
And I've only been here, what now, three, four incredible days? Barely long enough to bungle that sentence. So geez, lay off the pressure. :p Give me some time to screw everything else up. It's gonna to take some time to wreak true havoc.
(I did discover @steemcleaners today, btw. Just added that to my good-guy spam/crap-fighting toolbox on here.)
Honestly, the way you are approaching the site is pretty great. I feel like if you had an intro post you'd have quite a few more followers because your comments are always quality. Then again with all the resteems it would get buried. I'm hoping there is a way to separate resteems and blog posts in the future!
Thanks, I do sometimes fear I might be too verbose, and almost always have had issue with that on other sites, either with it just not suiting the way of things there, or with myself wishing I could be more in depth in my communication because there's literally not been room allowed for it.
But otherwise, I do think I took naturally to this site's layout, for some reason. I do like (love) to write, so. That's probably it. Give me the space and a decent prompting and that's really all I need. The fully engaged community is just an extra bonus. And that's probably what will keep me going once I hit a slump. Will be an open window for that needed encouragement.
I know. It's time for an intro post. And I have that same gripe about the feed. I hope they do improve that at some point.