What you have to understand is that not everyone has the time or desire to be part of a community inside of a community.
Steemit is already a community and I personally don't want to spend my time interacting with other people in discord chats (PAL, VOTU etc.) just to be noticed. The worst thing in my opinion about these groups is that 90% of what is happening in there is smallstalk. Something very unproductive - in my opinion. (I don't like smalltalk in general - outside of steem - time waster)
Yes, it is a personal preference, but there are a lot of people like me right now on steemit and this number will grow even higher, the more mainstream steem becomes.
I believe this is a flaw that you, @stellabelle, @aggroed and the other leaders of the communities don't see - not everybody is interested in participating in communities just to get rewarded for the content they create.
Still - don't want you guys to think that I'm taking a sh*t on the work you're doing - I'm not and I respect the work you've done - just giving another point of view :)
OK but this post isn't really about any specific community...
And I'm not a fan of small talk either but I'm pretty sure that's not what we had here.
@beanz you're right - should have mentioned that I was talking about the whole situation in general. Listening to the podcast right now - btw could you make the music next time lower? It's too loud :/
@beanz alright - just finished. Have to say - it is actually really valuable! I guess I will go over my comfort-zone and join the next one..
Glad to hear it! We'd very much appreciate your input