Yesterday I had a nice conversation with @themonetaryfew and he warned me about my emotional investing in Steem.
These things usually don't go together and he is right. Emotions and investing don't mix.
One of the subjects that came up is that I should have powered down in the past.
I gave it some thought and answered him but this morning I also felt it would make a nice topic for a vlog and explain my reasoning.
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Hello Mark, I have listened to your vlog and because I know you a little better than most other Steemians, I know that what you say is real and that you are completely yourself. I also know that vlogging on the Steem blockchain has done you a lot of good. You dare to do things that you thought you could never do. And now that you do them, you became a very good vlogger. You may look a little more into the camera, at us, your listeners, but your story is consistent and well worth listening to.
I stopped writing (for now that is), but just like you, I never powered down because I believe, just like you, that Steem and especially the Steem blockchain is there to stay. Love mom
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I sure hope you know me better :). Haha, vlogging sure did me good. I try to look more into the camera but I realized when I do that I can't think and lose my train of thoughts. I have accepted this is my style of vlogging. I also have never used a script.
I hope you start blogging again one day when you have more time. Thanks for the positive spirit!
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I had a laugh here sitting at the table watching you tell me about being social akward, well that akwardness is highly appreciated, and you cant please everyone and people Will always have different views. For you and later for me Steemit became a habit, an addiction if you want, but also a library off life which Will always be there. Nobody knows what the future of socials and blockchains Will bring but i dont want to be the one who is saying HAD I , or I WISH I JOINED!: i joined and i am in 100%, still a noob in alot of steem aspects but i mean well and that cirlejerk commentary and people on accounts telling you its unfair and not done is just bull, what would they have done in your shoes? APPICS is a great addition and looks great so for a fast blog in between blogs and other content i think i can not do without. So i wont!
Last thing the grey hair is something i worry about, maybe i should prepare for that moment to come, its the most shocking vlog info i got untill now so when i do leave this beloved steemisfere you know where ill be😉
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Thank you so much for sharing this. I think more people new to steem should hear this message.
It is straight from the heart and you have been one of the people that I followed from the start because you could see the person behind your posts.
Really appreciate what you have done and are doing for the blockchain.
To those that don't understand, I want to pay extra attention to the fact that you also decided to post in English, which isn't always common practice for Dutch natives on Social Media. Whether it's Twitter, Facebook, Youtube. Most of the time creators stay in their comfort zone and create in their native language, which you didn't and now you are benefiting from a broader audience. A lot of steemians who post in other languages than English can also learn from that.
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Thank you.
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I didn't realise you had started out awkward at vlogging... you do a good job of it
Your message is always clear and there's a takeaway... at least for me.
A lot of the things you said made sense, those who stayed... I guess I would feel that way in the future when it starts picking up again, the ones who were here would be my first go to, but I would still reach out to the newbies for I know what it is like (I already do that within my capacity)
I have a good feeling about Steem, mostly for the community...
I have always needed a little bit more than monetary gains in anything I do, even in the real world and have walked away from big money when my heart isn't in it... (hmmmm, might explain why I am still not rich hahaha)
So, for now I am good sticking it out here on Steem, as long as the Steemians who have now become like friends are here :)
Thank you for your believe in Steem, for this too is definitely another reason that keeps me here :)
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Wow, no power downs in three years is impressive, but not nearly as impressive as daily content for 104 weeks without missing a day! I just finished up doing a daily blog post for the month of April for #SteemBloPoMo (the blockchain version of NaNoWriMo) and the idea of doing that 26 times in a row hurts my brain!
My eldest is a vlogger, and she really loves it as well. She's gotten out of the habit lately, but I'm hoping she'll start again soon so she can start building up her Steem account again. Since joining Steemit, I've actually stepped out of my comfort zone a number of times and done some videos, a few podcasts, and even push-ups on camera for the #seven77 initiative! The things we do for the love of the blockchain
I didn't get here until September 2017, so I missed that first big jump in March '17, but I'd just started getting active when the December rocket blasted off. I know how exciting that was, so I can imagine watching it jump all the way up from 7 cents!
Speaking of, if you don't mind me asking, how do you buy your Steem? I'm using Coinbase to buy either BTC or LTC, then I send it on through Blocktrades. I'd love to buy little bits (like $20) here and there when I can, but it's currently so cumbersome and time consuming, since it still takes something like 6 days for my purchase to become tradeable (not to mention the fees). I keep meaning to ask people how they do it, but it usually falls out of my brain before I can...lucky for you, it stayed long enough for me to comment here... 😂
I love the analogy of Steem Power being the motor that powers your blog! I'm still trying to figure out the whole token thing, and the upcoming communities (and renting SP to communities? That's going to be a thing? Wicked coolness!), but that hasn't stopped me from being excited about all the possibilities happening here.
And I agree - everyone has their own Steem journey, which is one of the many things that makes this community so awesomesauce, despite all the wailing and gnashing of teeth that seems to happen on occasion. I'm also playing the long game, so to speak, and plan to be here for many years to come - maybe you should plan now for an update video in another 3 years, and I'll plan to watch it! 😊
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great stuff as always man. loved when you talked about how a post will get 20 bucks in upvotes because there is 3 years invested into it.
that is often overlooked. the relationships the networks the people you grow with on the journey.
i’m just as excited as when i first joined. a little bump in price might excite the masses but i myself am still in accumulation mode lol cheap steem is great!!
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Thank you. And you are right. Most will only look at the end result, not the journey itself.
I'm still very excited about Steem as well. It has changed over the years but it's so much fun to see this place grow and be part of.
I hope your new kid is doing fine! All the best.
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dont you describe a problme there if you as one of the biggest believers (at least I think so) if you are not willing to buy Steem for 2$?
Tbh I caught myself thinking "dude, this guy goes to the cinema makes a pic and gets the money back for the movie, unfair random curses"
But yeah you build your account and network for 3 years and took the risks of buying and keeping your Steem and this is the reward.
Circle jerking is as you describe, pretty natural to a degree and fine in my book and I think even the loudest mouth is enjoying the autovotes they get and there are enough minnow circles which do that as well.
I think as a bigger stakeholder myself there is an extra responsibility though to keep planktons and minnows which proves themselves (meaning not cashing out the first posts etc) to keep them engaged with showing them some steemlove with a vote or two.
Circle jerking looks/is unfair if you are not a part of it but I see very little posts which decline payouts when they post how shitty Steem is.
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prostitution is also natural
the point is that votes are filtering the content which appears in the trending and if it is not the content but the networking which is trending ... why should any reader care? This is exactly what we see. Trending posts with ZERO human commands. Nothing wrong with networking, even nothing wrong with selfvoting but it will not help the plattform, period.
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trending is mostly shit and I have written about that before. There is a difference between networking and using your own stake and bots though
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Find people that resonate with you and customize your feed that way. Just ignore the trending page. Or use other frontends like steempeak that has manually curated content in their home page. ;)
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I pretty much only visit trending if I want to get mad :-)
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Buying 50k STEEM @ $2 STEEM for an individual is most likely way too much, for me it would be impossible to do with Fiat.
Buying 50k STEEM for $100k for a business that needs an established blockchain is peanuts. And if that's too much they can always rent the SP they need.
I know what it's like to see a trending page as a minnow. I started here as one. You can scream at the unfairness and call steem shit or you can ignore it and start building a home here. That's what I choose to do.
Steem is different now, you can do so much more now with Steem then trying to make it blogging. Open a store and sell products for STEEM, develop an app or game, start a new community with a new token. The people that see the opportunity will seize it.
People that base their opinions about what's trending are missing the point of the what Steem can do for them.
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HODL, Mark @exyle we are so Early Still and I Think we are in the Right Place..........
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Great VLOG man, one of your best. I've always consider you to write/speak honestly and it's clear that this is the case here.
Keep going, thanks for the positivity today :)
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Thank you, man!
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Great Video Mark! I'm here for the long haul and better times are coming to steem :)
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Thanks! So am I. Better times around the corner :)
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I think so true beliver of STEEM will do the same what you are doing . And it will chage the thing's time to time.
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Great video @exyle, and I can totally relate to you on making videos, I had never made one before Steem and now I make 2 almost daily, one for seven77 and one for Dtube.
Steem Power does matter, and I currently try to build it as much as I can, just passed 300 SP that was was not delegated to me, Steem is where the social userbase is in the crypto world and that's why projects want's to build on Steem, especially with SCOT and SMTs, thanks.
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Deserved a higher vote exyle, low VM.
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No worries man! And thank you.
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To be honest its only money and we do with our money as we please. I mean you could have a hobby like race cars and spend tons of money building and driving race cars and never earning a cent but be happy, you could be a surfer and want to travel to surf different places.
at the end of the day, we're all hobbyists here! If it pays off financially that's awesome if it doesn't you got other ways of enjoyment through interaction, creativity and so on.
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I like this the new insight you gave me! Makes it easy to understand.
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Is there any price point where you would be powering down? If/when STEEM reaches 20 dollars, your account would be worth 4 million dollars. Knowing that crypto prices move in hype cycles, at a certain moment it's time to sell, no? Even if the project you are invested in is amazing.
BTW, now that I made it to the show... Maybe it's time to start following me too? It's not as if I post that often... ;)
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Followed man! At $20 it will cross my mind. But remember that the amount of SBD (if it can retain its value) SP can generate will be insane too.
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Sure, I get you. But if you take 2 million out (half) and invest it wisely, you never have to work a day in your life again. You can still have fun with the rest...
One day, hopefully, this dilemma will be a reality :)
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The pain you feel is echoed by most steemians. Some of that is because of some whales who have been dumping each day. MAy be they see grass greener somewhere else.
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You took and chance and grab the courage to start vlogging and now not only you are huge within Steemit, but your voice is heard and respected by so many...
You don´t Power Down, because, just like me, this is not a short term trade that needs to be sold when we are in huge profits, this is a marathon and we believe it will be one of the few early blockchains to succeed.
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We need more people like you on the blockchain. Visionaries and pioneers welcome!
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Some of the best investors never sell, they end up with enough money from dividends to live off. When I see the "circle jerking" here, it doesn't bother me, as its like investors getting their dividends.
I didn't power down when the price was high but that was mostly because I had very little SP. I'm powering down now but only to move SP around. I've mostly been using @Actifit every day, to try and increase my SP. Been building up my Steem Monsters collection too but I have that in another account.
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I think the temptation to power down is always going to be there when the market is good. I have been trying to reason if I should invest some more while BTC is up and STEEM is still about the same. I like the idea of a nice passive income more than I like the idea of a big payout though. I have other crypto investments that I can count on for a big payout. I'd rather keep one of them as a long term investment and Steem fits that bill perfectly!
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when was steem 13 are you talking about steem doller
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Not sure what I said, but I meant the SBD.
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You are the dark Knight for steem👌🎉
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Good one, Because I believe powering down is a loss for us...
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My approach is not allocating too much to my Steem Power which I do not need to depend on and instead let it build. However, given the ability for Steem and the protocol to provide some income to those in need, I think powering down should not be an issue.
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What is Power Down ? @exyle
@bluengel also don't Know ! :)
thanks for Keeping #steem ♨ On ! with LOVE ♥ PASSION ! ♬
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@exyle, Step by step we create any Empire. Initially it was fearful for you but one after one you've shared 400 vlogs and definitely it's your personal milestone because you've overcomed your fear.
People say that Investment and Emotions should not get mixed but in my opinion, if one agree or not, when someone is investing anything related to their efforts then automatically emotions get invested.
And in my opinion, Steem gave opportunity to mine humans and for their expression and efforts it gave back rewards. In my opinion now we are moving towards the exciting journey.
Stay blessed brother.
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Keep vloging about great stuff.
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Investing 3 years in a blockchain like steem is not easy.
i am doing my baby steps and i dont know how far i go but i will try it till the end.
i will not power down either because i know how important is to have a lot of steem power.
i wish you the best @exyle
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Yea, we should all believe in steem because its the future.
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The only time power down was good was when the price is high. Everything, including mine powering down was a mistake. I wish I never had problems that didn't forced me to powerdown. Afterall, it was a great experience.
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well said and i concur with you 100% ... there are a lot of other social networks out there which is trying to emulate the steem blockchain. there are also those who claims that they are the steem killer , unfortunatly they really don't know what they are talking about ... here is a clear example of one which i responded on medium SNAC the Steemit Killer
I believe in the steem blockchain and will continue to share my thoughts and views of steem around my locality. cheers buddy and have a great day
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Thats a unique style of a steem user, never power down for last three years and it also inspire everyone to engage with the platform, great achievement.
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@exyle You should think about transcribing the vlogs so that those of us who prefer to read can enjoy your insights. I believe there is really good software (dragon?) or cheap elance jobs) Just my 2 bits.
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I enjoyed listening to your video. And I think it's good to listen to some people like you who've been in this platform since the beginning and have seen it all and can give their perspective about the thing that they believe in. I see how valuable it is to have SP, I've never really considered the value of it until the HF20, even though I a mediocre blogger, it was difficult to blog because one don't have enough SP. And just recently, I began investing into steem and hopefully steem will rise again like it was when you first joined the platform, and i think it's always good to invest in something you have faith in even if the other eye is closed.
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Nothing can touching you for power down on here, conquered on the think tank and working hard here, maiden 406 vlog and many more, hats off to you.
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I think i couldn't do this, liquid steem may turns you money back but steem alwalys seems to be a goose that lay a golden egg for everyday and may be you happy with that.
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Wonderful decision really! Investing in steem is the wisest thing for anyone to do now. I just voted for witness blockbrothers. Keep up the good work.
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You made the right decision bro.
Steem on!
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I never powered down as well. even when i needed some cash as our family car was stolen, we managed not to power down. i keep powering up even with little by little lol yep, a believer here as well. i'd like to see Steem to succeed along with the Steemians who believe in it.
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Great video. I too learn a lot in this platform, thing that i never try before and i just power up not long ago (a little after the SPUD) though not much but that is what i have at that time :)
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I think if we do what we enjoy doing nothing else matters. Happiness is the key.
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you have been through the ups and downs you know the best of this blockchain than most of us
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Its prove that you have great passion for the steemit and it was emotional expression for it. Everyone wants something different from other, you have make the landmark.
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Good work bro. Power down is loss to us only.
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Congratulations @exyle!
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Nice
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I also never powered down in almost 2 years on steem. There are a lot of reasons behind that. I will do so, only if I will need that money very much. But if it's not that necessary, it will stay the best investment I've done in my life. ☺
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That's a nice one. It's a method of investing and definitely emotions and investing don't mix
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I like what you did, I appreciated it so much. You are positive and patient waiting for a right long term and time. The right time is coming for us one day. Thrnk you Sir, @exyle and @dcontest
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I think you are doing way more better than most of us, thank you for having the confidence in Steem, we can make it work!
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Thank you for this passionate talk about steem in specific and on how to behave according to your visions in general. I completely agree in terms of the mid- and longterm potential of this ecosystem and therefore accumulate steadily althought I discovered this place quite a bit later than you.
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