Some of you may have noticed, but to those who have not, know that since I started writing and posting my work on Hive once again, I also decided to post the same content on Steemit as well.
It's a pretty simple and straightforward process - I write an article for Hive, I edit it, find a picture for it, and before I hit the "Post" button, I copy everything and paste it on Steemit as well, where I publish the exact same article.
Now, I'm sure a lot of people don't really care about this. I shouldn't care about it either. But I do kind of have some sort of an annoying way to look at things. I do not particularly like people who try to "cheat the system" or who use any way they can to make an extra buck, no matter how shady or unprincipled it might be.
Doing something like posting the same content on multiple platforms isn't something I would have done in the past, but it is something I decided to do recently, with a single idea in mind - putting money among the top priorities.
Now, I'm not gonna bullshit you and say that I spend hours and hours thinking about what to write, days writing and then hours and hours editing. I don't. Writing a 1000 words article takes me around 10 to 15 minutes, depending on how fast I type at that moment and how much I know about what I'm writing.
So I'm not gonna tell you how it's not fair that I'm only making a few dollars or cents a day writing on Hive, when I put "so much" work into my articles. I received a lot of rewards for the articles I wrote recently, and also a lot in the past, which is the reason why I managed to buy the computer I now have and write articles and do 3D and other things on it, and for that I'm really grateful, really, I appreciate it a lot.
But there is a reason, a simple one, for why I decided to start considering money as a necessary thing in my life, and why I'm trying to give up on this "purist" mentality that makes me think that if I don't create unique content for 3 or more websites, I'm a fake and an impostor and I shouldn't deserve anything for my work. Because that's how I've been thinking for a while now.
Ignoring money, and giving up on ways to make money, because you have certain principles is, in my opinion, a good thing. It's good to have principles. It's good to want you to do the best you can, and work honestly and out of passion, not having to think about the material rewards.
However, neglecting the idea of making money, then getting to a point in life in which you would really need the money, a point in life in which not having that money would mean misery and constant worry, things that will affect your life in a negative way, and your work as well, is just not worth it.
And I should know, because I've done that multiple times throughout my life. I gave up on opportunities because of my principles, and I ended up regretting where that got me, to a point where the lack of money made me so miserable, I just couldn't make myself work on anything. I just couldn't see the point. Whatever I was doing, wasn't making money, and I wasn't willing to do certain things such as posting the same content on two different websites, probably for two different types of audiences, because I considered it "wrong".
Working, for the sake of working, creating for the sake of creating, doing something you like because you enjoy doing it is, mostly, a hobby, or passion. You spend some time on it, and it brings you emotional satisfaction. It makes you happy to work on that thing.
But, if it does not provide you with any material rewards, especially if you need it, especially if those material rewards will be used for things such as bills, and food, then maybe it's time to think about how you can transition at least a part of your hobby, into a more business-focused activity.
In my case, I chose to publish the same content on both Hive and Steemit. It doesn't hurt anyone, I'm not spamming anyone telling them about how I want them to follow and upvote my posts, or anything of the sort.
Money is, as much as we hate to admit it, a VERY important part of our life. It might not be the only thing that matters, of course, but it is important to the point where not having it can make your life quite miserable.
I remember Casey Neistat making a video on this subject, you can find it here:
In the video he explains, in more words than me, that believing that money won't make you happy, or that there are way more important things out there, and that money won't solve all your problems is partly true, and partly bullshit.
When you have enough money to not worry about tomorrow, or about next week, when you know you can pay the rent, the bills, and still have enough for food and other little things here and there, it's really easy to think about the meaning of life and how you'd like to work only out of passion.
However, when paying rent or bills is one of the most stressful things for you in a month, when buying food becomes a headache because you have to figure out ways in which to manage your money so you can eat for the entire month, and when it's been months since you bought anything for yourself because you simply can't make money, then all the things I mentioned above, such as passion, the meaning of life, hobbies, etc, all those things kind of fade in the background and they become luxurious thoughts that you can't afford to have because there are bigger problems in your life that can literally all be solved by having money.
The reason I decided to write this article is because there are, I'm sure, other people out there who have an ideal for themselves, who would like to become in a certain way, to work out of pleasure, out of passion, and to not "compromise" themselves by focusing on money.
But money is just as important. It's important for you, and your well being, and it's important for those around you, who you might be able to help when they face difficult times. I ignored money for a very long time in my life and only now I realize how big of a mistake that was.
I kept an inner baggage of principles that helped no one, especially not me, and did things in the pursuit of passion, and my dreams, and ended up in a not that nice of a place.
I'm not saying that you should quit your dreams and work like a horse for other people. I'm saying that thinking about how to make money with what you do, if that is what you need, is okay, and is not gonna suddenly make people hate you and despise you as a human being.
I like the honesty in this article. That the author admits the truth that he is writing posts for money. Most people on the Steem blockchain and on the Hive blockchain do this for money, yet only a few people admit it. They say lies, for example that they do this for the community, they do it out of passion, etc.
The problem is the fact that many people do not support others. They write their own articles, and they simply wait for the rewards without caring about other people's posts. If people would support each other, then everyone would earn more.
Thank you!
Lying in order to impress others rarely works as well as expected, and lying to yourself about the reasons you write just delays the inevitable, which means quitting if the money received from the work is not good.
One can have passion for writing, but how much they do it and where they post it is often influenced by their chance of getting a reward out of it. Take the monetary side out of Hive and see how many people actually keep posting here.
On one hand, it's good because people get motivated to post. On the other hand it's bad because a lot of people just post whatever trash they can hoping to get lucky and get rich.
But, I cannot deny that what you say is true. If more people would engage more often, and that includes me, more people would benefit. It's still rather hard to find that good content on the "New" section that deserves some attention and interaction, but it's been getting better from what I saw in the past week or so, which is great.
Hopefully Hive will grow into a better place, where awesome content is easy to discover and reward properly.
You can probably count that on one of your hands.
Close to none in other words.
It would be an interesting experiment, what would happen, if the blockchain would stop paying rewards for 1 month.
We would see the reality, and the liars would definitely/certainly expose themselves.
I agree completely. Despite all the questionable mechanisms surrounding the monetary fiat system these days - we do need it. And seeing it as an essential form of energy in the era we find ourselves in on Earth is just neutral. Why make it hard on ourselves? The only ones suffering from high and mighty "money is evil" attitudes are we ourselves.
Exactly.
Fighting the idea of working for money only hurts us and no one else. Those who aren't fighting it are making it and are living better lives.
Those who lie about trying to make money, and working for money, either look deceitful to other people, or restrict their own options regarding making money in order to keep their lie up.
I've been lying to myself and refusing opportunities left and right for years, despite the fact that I really needed the money, and I gained absolutely nothing from it except some temporary satisfaction thinking I was righteous and had strong principles. Turns out I was just a fool fooling myself.
The best thing to do is to admit just how important money is, and then to make it a priority. As long as the process of making it is a fair one, and you don't hurt anyone in the process, or you don't steal, or trick people, it's fine.
agreed!