My last post, where I was contemplating leaving Steemit, had quite a hefty discussion in the comment section. Most of the comments were fairly positive towards Steem and Steemit, giving me some much needed food for thought.
Looking back at the conclusions I made in that post, I realize that I might have been a little bit harsh regarding Ned's response. While it's certainly not a bad thing to be critical, it's also very important to realize when you're overreacting a bit. I would say that that was the case on my end, for that I apologize.
Truth of the matter is that, if I were to leave the Steem community I'd probably regret doing so. It's clear that Steem is more than Steemit Inc. and even if we were to see a massive sell-off, there would still be people keeping this platform alive. The latest post of @exyle also explained recent events in a way that made me confident about Steem again.
Doubling Down
So, with these recent price drops and with the knowledge that I'm not going anywhere, I've decided to increase my investment in Steem.
I've spent close to 300 EUR to buy +1000 Steem for powering myself up to become a dolphin. Now i'm officially part part of the Steem middle-class, a term that @meno likes to use from time to time.
Leasing 16k SP
Powering up is great, but that doesn't make my vote worth much yet. I also wanted to help blow some life into Steem, by getting some delegations that will allow me to manually curate more people.
They still need to be filled, if you're interested in leasing your SP to me, check out both Delegationhub & Minnowbooster
I will use this delegated Steem Power to manually curate content on eSteem & Steeve.
Supporting a Project with a 500SP Delegation
Now that I have a bit of extra Steem Power at my disposal, I can add another delegation for a project that's beneficial to Steem.
Truth be told, I have no idea which project I should choose, so I'm leaving this up to you.
Let me know in the comment section which project should receive the free 500SP delegation and I'll pick the one that has the highest upvote value.
I choose the
@helpie-caster
A Community from Streamern to Streamern-caster-Live event shows...
A good alternative to give some POWER AND LOVE!!
We doin Manual Curation to good content, hope i can catch some of you to be part of this amazing thing....
steemit.com/@helpie-caster
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Done! @helpie-caster @bembelmaniac
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thx so much @daan
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Goodmorning @daan first glad you staying on board. I know I had some doubt days but early adapters investing in the future have those moments otherwise i wouldnt be pionering. So on My way to My steembirth day in two and a half weeks and staying to become a dolphin too. So that said i seealot of friends in the comments snd See done great suggestions i missing two though:
Ladies from All over the globe looking out for eachother sooooo give both a thought please.
Rest a said wishing you a grand weekend and See you around in Steem Terminal
Gr. Britt
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Hello @daan! First let me say congratulations on becoming a dolohin and I am glad you decided to stick around. Thank you for this wonderful opportunity!
I second @brittandjosie’s nominations for @needleworkmonday and @steemitmamas! I am the founder of @needleworkmonday and our goal is to fill up the Steemit blockchain with the needle arts, sharing the beautiful hand skills of our Steemians. Every Monday we get together using the #needleworkmonday tag to share our passion, ideas, tips, patterns etc and we have a blast. The needle arts and the hard work it takes to make things is overlooked and a lot of times unappreciated. We are trying to change that and need help to be able to better support and reward the needle workers. We have a weekly curation and ongoing challenges under the @needleworkmonday account!
I am one of the mod’s for @steemitmamas and it is such a wonderful place for the mothers of Steemit to be! We have a ball sharing with one another and supporting each other’s busy lives. We believe in helping mothers to be their best here and support their work through curations and challenges. It’s been amazing collaborating with mothers from across the globe and sharing life together. There are some mothers who are also needleworkers and the @steemitmamas has supported us tremendously. They even host our Discord group under their server...we are working together to give love and support!
Thank you for your time and I hope you would consider these two initiatives as ones you delegate too! 😊
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@daan METOO 😉 @crosheille AMEN
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Thanks for the nomination @brittandjosie! 😘
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I support @brittandjosie vote for @steemitmamas and @needleworkmonday. Both surporting the ladies all over and bringing them together.
Most importantly is the strength and understanding of each other.
Do pick us 🙏
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Yes, yes, yes, to @steemitmamas and @needleworkmonday!! So grateful to be among movers and changers that rock the cradle and Steem one day at a time! Thanks for the beautiful shoutout and consideration 💓
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Awesome @brittandjosie for the nomination! Thank you! @daan thank you for your initiative ans Congratulations on becoming a dolphin! Very happy for you. It is really heartwarming to see that lots of people still want to help different communities. @steemitmamas was set up to help Mums on Steemit to support their journey. We hope to be able to do more in Steemit in the new year!
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I'm glad that you're staying, and also glad that your "might leave Steemit" post generated some criticism - not because it was a bad post. Everyone has a right to an opinion. But it's good to see people speaking out in support of the platform in these tough times!
I would recommend the WelcomeWagon for your delegation, because they are nurturing the new Steemian babies, who need love and support to help them find their feet and thrive in the Steemiverse :) And maybe some of those Steemian babies will grow into Steem investors, promoters and even developers!
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Yeah I appreciated the honesty in the comment section as well. I'll keep the WelcomeWagon in mind!
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Good to see that you are opened minded and will be staying here, wherever "here" might end up being.
Plenty of good people and great ideas exchanged on here so I am sure you will get some good recommendations on where to place that delegation. You might consider thesteemengine since it is home to you and a lot of the people who follow you.
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Yeah I've already delegated to TSE, but I'm not opposed to increasing that :)
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That is awesome! I was going to point you to @exyle's post hoping it would give you a different perspective. Glad to see you found it on your own! I have not dug into it much myself, but I have heard that dstor is a project that might have some potential and apparently has a pretty good whitepaper out. You might want to check into that.
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Oh yeah Dstor seems like a good option, but they're fairly new here.
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Hey! great news @daan glad to hear you've become a dolphin.
As for projects, there is @blissfish which a raffle upvote bot , check out @chibera , @dstors so many to choose!
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@blissfish is a really good one to consider; especially for the minnows and the community!
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Worthy cause Daan!
I would consider @c-squared as a delegating project because I do find that they find super good content but dont have enough SP to give big PHAT votes
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Now that's a great suggestion! They would deserve it 100%, I hope it stays here at the top :P
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Yeah hope it as well! Dont want to self vote it even though it is for a worthy cause hahaha
We need more support!
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My upvote will definitely help a bit :P Even if they don't win, I'll give them a delegation anyway.
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LOL! YES! I upvoted the comment, but glad to hear this. Thanks @daan! And @karinxxl for suggesting! Curation projects are too often overlooked and this one is particularly awesome.
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<3
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Well... this is a great suggestion! Not sure that my vote will help much though!
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@c-squared @karinxxl
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Nice Daan ! Really a nice one!
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It's fun having Steem voting Power isn't it? lol
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Congrats on becoming a dolphin! As for delegating maybe The Steem Engine or the Steem-UA?
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Both projects already have some delegations from me, but that doesn't mean they can't get some more! :P
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Glad that you're sticking around, there's a lot of revolutionary things that Steem can do.
@blockchain-edu is starting a Steem publication for our students to share their experiences learning about and using Steem and other blockchain related projects. Imagine that - students earning financial aid for learning. Steem makes it possible!
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That looks like an extremely important project, great that there are people like you who are doing stuff like this.
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@steem-plus is WELL worth a delegation. I have 100 SP delegated to them, for their FINE, practical plug-in (which helps me DAILY), and I even get weekly SPP points in return --> win - win..
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Congratz @daan! I did the same a few weeks ago and it's GOOD! Having doubts is fine too - let's not blind ourselves. But I do feel so many good things are happening 'here' and 'there' - it's worth investing our time and money on here. Cheers!
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I have a feeling that this bear market will produce many more dolphins, so it's not all negative, right ;-)
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\0/ It's something to celebrate, really :-)
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Congratulations on powering up and becoming a Dolphin!!! Whoot!
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Thanks! Glad to finally be a dolphin :)
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I am going to nominate my company @moneymatchgaming for your supporting project. We are an online video game tournament company that focuses on online payouts for winning, or placing, in our competition.
Here is the crazy part, our company is funded 100% by crypto earned through steemit or other online crypto platforms. We have integrated steem into our business mode requiring participants to make, participate, share, or donate through steemit and other platforms. This is not a joke and we are seeing record numbers with the new smash ultimate release. Please go to our main steemit page @moneymatchgaming for more details and links to our website.
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That's a big sign of faith. It is putting your money where your mouth is!
Congrats on becoming a dolphin. One fresh and friendly dolphin in the big steem ocean!
I could always put the SBC community forward for the delegation but that would be playing it not fait, because we easily could become the biggest upvoted comment.
So I won't do that.
I do hope that you will get lots of input and that you will have a hard decision with picking the correct one.
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I'll keep it in mind. If it's the only suggestion, I'd delegate to them ;)
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Thank you so much for participating the Partiko Delegation Plan Round 1! We really appreciate your support! As part of the delegation benefits, we just gave you a 3.00% upvote! Together, let’s change the world!
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Congrats @daan. I have my own worries about STEEM and whether Im doing the right thing too. Your not on your own.
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I'd really suggest also watching @exyle's video. He mentions that Blocktrades would probably be ready to take over in case Steemit Inc. fails.
Watching that really put my mind at easy for the most part.
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Im OK with that, @blocktrades is a nice bloke. I met him at SF3.
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Congratulations!
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Hi @daan!
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Your UA account score is currently 3.823 which ranks you at #4473 across all Steem accounts.
Your rank has improved 368 places in the last three days (old rank 4841).
In our last Algorithmic Curation Round, consisting of 277 contributions, your post is ranked at #47.
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Congratulations! This post has been chosen as one of the daily Whistle Stops for The STEEM Engine!
You can see your post's place along the track here: The Daily Whistle Stops, Issue 337 (12/11/18)
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This is great news and a wise decision, in my opinion, @daan! Did the same two weeks ago.
Seems your timing was better, price-wise, than mine. 😎
STEEM On!
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Congrats o mighty dolphin. ;)
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LOL :P Now to become an orca.
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How many SP is that?
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Over 500k Sp I believe :P
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Only 50,000 STEEM. $12500 or so will do it.
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Oh really? i was going by the numbers in this post:
https://steemit.com/steem/@ironshield/how-many-posts-does-it-take-to-become-a-minnow-a-dolphin-a-whale
Might be a bit outdated then :)
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Do you use the Steem-Plus chrome addon? Im getting the facts from there, it doesnt mean its the defacto standard though.
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No I don't, it's kinda buggy on Firefox. I would think that they probably know it best though.
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Congratulations!
I just read the post of another member of the community, @vimukthi, who has also become Dolphin right now. This is a good time for many users, it is the other side of the coin.
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Investment is the only way to reach to "middle class" ...investment only in terms of money. And those who are investing time on the platform is nowhere .....
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Great that you've decided to stay around (you really are one of the role model Steemians around here) and congratulations on joining the dolphinhood... one day, I'll get there!
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Thanks @bengy! Yeah for sure you'll get there, you're definitely on the right path. Once I get these delegations, I'll help you out some more ;-)
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Wow.... from leaving to becoming a Dolphin
This is a great story
So glad you decided to stay :)
I second @brittandjosie on SteemitMamas, a community that supports the women who wear many, many hats. Wiping snort while blogging about their adventures and helping each other understand the Blockchain beast and earn Crypto :D
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Gratulation!
I want to buy some steem too next days, have some bictoins and other currency, want to sell them all and get Steem. Steem is great, this is why i have started integrating it to my community.
But i need more Steempower to motivate them to use the integration.
Does someone know an exchange where i can buy steem with my 700 RUB on payeer!?
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@netzisde - Yeah, you can either look on Localbitcoins or Paxful for that, just make sure that you pick a seller with great ratings.
Just checked and there should be a couple of sellers that accept Payeer!
So, you can't buy Steem directly, but you can buy Bitcoin and exchange that into Steem.
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Thank you
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