2 Years on Steem - Learning While Earning

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blockurator (65) · 6 years ago

@raj808, this is an awesome post, but you didn't mention HF21. Will it save STEEM, destroy it, or be agnostic and just let it be?

I believe in the principle of buying low, selling high, but I'm skeptical that STEEM will ever get to $10 again. I don't think Steem Engine is helping the platform. It's hurting it, actually. With all these additional tokens competing against STEEM for attention, how will the value ever rise? As BTC, ETH, and all the major coins have rallied in the last month, STEEM continued to fall. Not a good sign.

There's a lot to like about Steemit, but I'm wondering now if continued investment will be futile.

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raj808 (71) · 6 years ago

Cheers m8 👍🙂

But I did address HF21... Have a second read 😉

But what about HF21?
It will only work out if large stake holders live up to the suggested aims stated in the EIP and start to change their behaviors in regards to curation.

Steem will only increase in value if either things return to what it was before (no delegation = no vote selling) or it evolves into something different from a content reward platform.

That's my 100%, no holds barred estimation of what needs to happen lol

Far from the company line 🤣

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blockurator (65) · 6 years ago

Ah, so you did. I read that last part then forgot you were talking about HF21.

Steem will have to win back some of the people it has lost. One reason it's lost so much value is because people are leaving in droves. That's not going to happen if the bidbots don't go away and the powers-that-be don't quit gaming the system. Now they have Steem Engine creating all these tokens, and a proliferation of those isn't helping the value of STEEM either.

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raj808 (71) · 6 years ago (edited)

That's not going to happen if the bidbots don't go away and the powers-that-be don't quit gaming the system. Now they have Steem Engine creating all these tokens, and a proliferation of those isn't helping the value of STEEM either.

I agree m8. And I'm one of the few who has the balls to say so on high profile posts! Everyone else seem to be band wagon jumpers. I said as much in my comment on the steemblog post, that Scot tokens have proved only one thing; that the value of a token only retains value based on hodlers/stakers and the integrity of the moderators/leaders.

Btw, I'll express the same opinion toward narrative m8! It's not a fully decentralised platform, and the token has less proven utility than steem. Not dissing narrative, just saying it how I see it! Narrative has the advantage of being a new ecosystem, and also no delegation, so no chance of bidbots... that's a good thing 👍

I will never pull my punches on stuff like that because honestly, in all humility, I'm right in what I've said time and time again about steem. Check out my comment on that steemblog post I mention in this post.

https://steemit.com/steem/@raj808/raj808-re-steemitblog-our-plan-for-onboarding-the-masses-20190725t211047496z

People voted that comment to $6.50.... enough people agreed! I expressed my opinion that steemit.Inc should use their ninja mined stake to vote all bidbots owners out of the consensus witness group. Maybe not the most decentralised option, but stinc have squandered their stake for far too long while high stake thieves have devalued the token at the expense of the platform's value proposition. I thought I'd end up downvoted to death from that comment on the stinc post, but apparently I'm not important enough to be worth the effort. If I had 1000000 SP I'm sure they might listen.

HF21 needs to work as @trafalgar and @kevinwong proposed in the original steem 'economic improvement proposal' to incentivise manual curation from all accounts... otherwise steem dies an even more 'accelerated' slow death.

If the culture doesn't change with HF21 within 3 months I'll be reassessing what I do on here. Basically, I'm not gonna create content for less than $0.25/hour pay! That's my average at the moment. This post has done better than most of my usual steem posts, mainly because of 'theycallmedan' who is one of the only 'honest to goodness' whales who manually curate!

As far as the future is concerned, I think it's possible that steem could find powerful market utility outside of a content creation platform (just look at splinterlands), but that's not a platform I can contribute content on. At the end of the day my 7000 SP is worth $1500 right now, and as I said in this post, I'd rather lose all of that than sell at $0.20/steem. It's a gamble, I'll hodl and continue to post while the payouts remain less than insulting 🙂

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blockurator (65) · 6 years ago

Wow. That was one helluva reply.

You're right about Narrative too. It's not decentralized. It doesn't claim to be. At present, it's run by Narrative staff. Some of us are dying to see the Tribunal elections so that community governance can actually take place. And we'd really like to see some utility for NRVE. There are some folks angling for it. It will be interesting to see how it turns out.

I appreciate your passion and your loyalty. You're a real charm. :-)

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julianhorack (69) · 6 years ago

Excellent comment, it shows your involvement and positive attitude toward a fragile Steemit ecosystem at present. The coming months may be make or break for Steemit.

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livinguktaiwan (74) · 6 years ago

Congrats on your two years! I guess I'm kinda old school and still see Steemit as a writing platform so its great to see that there are still people like yourself who are constantly investing time to hone in your writing and content production skills. I should really more of that myself ...

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raj808 (71) · 6 years ago

Cheers for the congrats :)

its great to see that there are still people like yourself who are constantly investing time to hone in your writing and content production skills.

Thank you, that means a lot. I've put far to much time into steem, if I'm honest, and it's only now I'm pulling back somewhat as I'm in massive debt and need to focus on the other freelance writing I do, and working on my novel.

Priorities lol

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brittandjosie (71) · 6 years ago

HAPPY STEEMIVERSARY ( Oh and its Exyle 😉)

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misslasvegas (71) · 6 years ago

Ah! Happy Steemiversary @raj808! Two years whoop whoop!!! Bring on the cake.
Crap, I am late, cake gone. Ah well, there's always the next milestone ;)

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raj808 (71) · 6 years ago

Thanks @misslasvegas 🙂

You're not too late... there's always cake left for friends 🍰😉

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partiko (66) · 6 years ago

Thank you so much for participating in 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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sgbonus (70) · 6 years ago

Congratulations on your second anniversary! I hope this platform will still grow.

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raj808 (71) · 6 years ago

Thanks.

I hope this platform will still grow.

Absolutely, I hope so too 🙂👍

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vibeof100monkeys (58) · 6 years ago

Congratulations you've made a sterling effort and some great content keep it up bud 💯🐒

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raj808 (71) · 6 years ago

Hi m8. Cheers.

I must admit I've been feeling the burnout lately. But this milestone has got my enthusiasm up again 🙂

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vibeof100monkeys (58) · 6 years ago

I think a lot have recently there is a big shift happening currently. Welcome back! I think my be my anniversary soon too then 💯🐒

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raj808 (71) · 6 years ago

Please, tag me in your anniversary post. Mainly because I want to read it my friend! But also vote the post.

You are one of the few people who've been here since I started on steem.

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vibeof100monkeys (58) · 6 years ago

Will be sure too bud, think I might have missed it can't remember how to see the start date oops 💯🐒

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agmoore (64) · 6 years ago

Congratulations, @raj808. I agree with you 100% about attracting people who want the opportunity to meet and learn. Earning for me has always been secondary, or even less than that. I do love upvotes and feedback, though. That's the positive reinforcement that keeps me coming back.
I don't see any other forum on the Internet where the same kind of dynamic engagement and creative activity occur. There are literally no barriers to creativity on Steemit. And, if you've been here a while, you are likely to find at least a modest audience.
You were one of the enouraging voices that kept me engaged when I joined. You remain that today.
Here's to a rich future, and to a dramatic rise the price of Steem :))

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raj808 (71) · 6 years ago

Yeah, you're right. I get wound up by the politics of steem sometimes... but I forget... That this is the only place that has paid me for my poetry on the internet to date.

That's got to be worth celebrating 🙂

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celestal (71) · 6 years ago

Congratz on 2 years, mate!

I agree with the undervalued benefits – one of them for me was getting deeper into photography, because my friend donated his DSLR to me, because he knew I do some blogging here on Steem. Had Steem not been there, I still most likely would be taking pictures with my phone only.

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raj808 (71) · 6 years ago

Hi @celestal

Yes, there is always more than meets the eye for the benefits of steem, when we dig a little deeper.

And when we compare to all those activities, pre-steem, at best they're the same but allways without any rewards. Despite some of my misgivings and criticism, I still rate steem as the best online community I've enter been involved with 🙂

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alokkumar121 (76) · 6 years ago

Hi @raj808
Congratulations for 2 amazing years in steem ans you have been part of many communities and initiatives. Such a fantastic post. Thanks

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raj808 (71) · 6 years ago

Cheers for the congrats m8 🙂

Steem life 😆

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fmbs25 (70) · 6 years ago

First of all, congratulations for these two years, not many reach this age, lately they don't even reach 6 months, they leave because of the low steem or because they don't get the profits they are looking for, few of us value what this really means, and just like you I am very full of expectations about the future of steemit!!!

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raj808 (71) · 6 years ago (edited)

Cheers for the congrats @fmbs25

You're right, I think that many leave before they even get started at the moment on steem... which is a shame. But it's all a matter of perspective.

When I look at my journey, from a purely monitory perspective, you could say I made all the wrong decisions. Stacked all my earned steem, didn't cash anything out!

But this is crypto! It's either gonna work... or not. If it does work, we'll be laughing in 2 - 3 years 🙂

Meanwhile, everything I've learned is worth more than all I stand to lose 👍

Plus I'm like a long beard of steem now, like one of the original wizards of steem like @gtg... I Just need a steem robe and staff... Call me Saruman 😆

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fmbs25 (70) · 6 years ago

That's how it is, what we learn, the wonderful people we know, and what we become ourselves, has even more value than what we can earn, that's already an extra gain, so I see!

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raj808 (71) · 6 years ago

👍😉🙂

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soyrosa (74) · 6 years ago

Keep on going @raj808! :D You've done a lot and will do a lot more :-) Yes, Steem doesn't look so well right now but I'm still cheering for a great future for this little old chain of ours :-) Cheers!

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raj808 (71) · 6 years ago (edited)

I'll keep on keeping on, as long as there is sense in this community! I believe in the value of creativity.

As long as it matters to everyone to make it work... for everyone who has something to add. Whether that be creative talent, or business sense. If one overtakes the other, or if I see one devaluing one from the other... I'll speak to that inequality.

🤣 and I'll undoubtedly make myself unpopular for that.

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joelai (66) · 6 years ago

Happy Two Years Anniversary @raj808!!

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raj808 (71) · 6 years ago

Cheers 🙂 I'm quite proud of myself today 👍

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joelai (66) · 6 years ago

You should be!

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josediccus (75) · 6 years ago

Damn, and it seriously just felt like yesterday really, you've been a really relentless hard
worker, transparent and selflessly love steem I don't have much but to say congratulations, hope it isn't really coming late, welldone and I'll see you in your three year, hopefully Steem can be $8 and we can sit together and share a beer.

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raj808 (71) · 6 years ago (edited)

hopefully Steem can be $8 and we can sit together and share a beer.

Nothing would make me happier Jose.

I'm quite poor, relatively for my country. But if steem made $8 again I could afford to travel, and live the life I've dreamed about for a while now. Africa would be high on my list! In fact, the first place I'd go if I had money would be Egypt to scuba dive. Then I would work my way down the coast Southwards 🙂 👍

One day my friend... We'll share that beer together 🍻

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travelgirl (77) · 6 years ago

Congrats on the 2 years! Great write up and 100% on the things other than money. Steem have many things to offer.

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raj808 (71) · 6 years ago

Thanks travelgirl 👍

Yes, it's so much more than the money 🙂

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buttcoins (67) · 6 years ago

Happy anniversary m8. It has been a fun ride and it would not have been the same without you! We’ve talked about it before... but I wonder if I even would have stuck with it without some of those first real human comments while I was a wee plankton in the abyss.

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raj808 (71) · 6 years ago (edited)

Cheers buddy.

Ahhh... Matey, without getting too soppy, I feel what you're saying.

There were only 2 people who kept me going in those difficult 'plankton' early days, and you were the first person I connected with m8.

Fck it... I'll get soppy. You're one of the best peeps I've met on steem Bryan!

I'm still hopeful if my health improves, and steem goes to $10 🤣 I'll travel south America earning from my writing and steem.

'sweet water coloured dreams'

First stop would be Guatamala and lake atitlan.

See you on the flip side m8... apparently if I manifest it, things will happen 😉 I'm on that meditation shit... gonna win the lottery next week... That's the plan.

P.s. the ride ain't over yet! I've heard some whispers about some crazy 'new steem' shiz!? It's sounds like a con to me 🤣

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foxyspirit (63) · 6 years ago

Isn't that awesome about Steemit? It's why I love it. Happy 2 years and wishing many more!

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raj808 (71) · 6 years ago

Thanks for the congrats foxyspirit 🙂

I feel old... Steem old that is 😉

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priyanarc (76) · 6 years ago

Congratulations ... Long time right? 2 Years.... :D :D

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raj808 (71) · 6 years ago

Thanks Pri.

Yes, I'm a grey beard of steem today 🤣 getting old 😉

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priyanarc (76) · 6 years ago

Steem is becoming younger day by day...

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helpiecake (54) · 6 years ago

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raj808 (71) · 6 years ago

Thank you @helpie for the tastey birthday cake 🎂

Loads of love and appreciation to everyone in the helpie community 👍🙂🍻

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alchemystones (59) · 6 years ago

Congratulations on two years of Steem! I read posts like this, and I am reminded of the things that feel right about this community, and what it has to offer. I just wish fewer people didn't just see this as a giant "cash dispenser...."

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raj808 (71) · 6 years ago

Thanks for the congrats 🙂

I just wish fewer people didn't just see this as a giant "cash dispenser....

Yes, it's frustrating when you've taken very little out and the majority have just cashed everything out. There is sone type of balance needs to be struck in the future.

I'm glad this post reminded you of the good things on steem. Believe me, I'm critical in my analysis of steem for the most part. But I wanted this post to celebrate the best aspects of these past two years 🙂

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andywong31 (58) · 6 years ago

happy 2nd anniversary buddy!

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raj808 (71) · 6 years ago

Thanks m8 :)

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derangedvisions (73) · 6 years ago

Congrats man. I think I have about 6 more months until my 2 year anniversary. Keep doing great things.

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raj808 (71) · 6 years ago

Thanks m8.

I think I have about 6 more months until my 2 year anniversary.

Nice, I'm sure you'll make it 🤣 Thanks for all you do with creativecoin 👍

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iamjadeline (69) · 6 years ago

Happy 2nd Steemiversary for you. 100% upvote on this one although geee not much.

But you have done sooooo much in Steemiverse. Look at you!

Well, we hope for the best for Steem after HF21. We do love Steem that much, don't we?

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raj808 (71) · 6 years ago

Thank you Jadeline 🙂

Yes, I was so busy during the autumn of 2017 and early 2018 because there were so many people here! Literally, sometimes I had to ask people to wait until the next writing workshop session in promo-mentors community because there were so many in the room but I only had 2 hours for the session.

Well, we hope for the best for Steem after HF21. We do love Steem that much, don't we?

Yes, I'm hopeful. I only take the critical stance because that's what's needed to improve things in a constructive way.

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bengy (73) · 6 years ago

Congratulations on the 2 years of Steem. I've found that it really is a great place to relearn writing. I've not really written anything since leaving school, and I forgot how much I do enjoy it!

Hopefully there are welcome changes in HF21... I guess more pragmatically, we'll see what new games are incentivised by the new rules.

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raj808 (71) · 6 years ago

Cheers bengy :)

Hopefully there are welcome changes in HF21... I guess more pragmatically, we'll see what new games are incentivised by the new rules.

🤣 true dat!

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anouk.nox.ccc (27) · 6 years ago

A crazy ride with a lot of fun and things you learned along the way.. now have two even greater next 2 years, I'd say :)

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raj808 (71) · 6 years ago

Thank you Anouk 👍

Yes, I've learned a lot :)

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nickyhavey (69) · 6 years ago

These are the kind of use cases that need to be marketed for the good of the platform. Not saying "get paid for your content" because anyone can write dross but earn while you learn has a different ring to it.

Skill development is something that is overlooked and I have noticed a substantial increase in my writing skills since being on steem from the first atrocious blog lol.

With hf21 and the hope that it will change behaviours, to me, is like trying to put a bit of selotape over a leak in the ceiling... It may hold for a short while but the water will find a way around and cause a bigger leak and bits of the ceiling will fall down.

I think the tribes and steem engine should give a kick up the arse to steemit and if it is driving value away from steem then they need to do something about it. However I don't think steem engine is the reason for the dwindling userbase and constant downward movement of Steem price over the last 15 months.

This decentralisation doesn't really work, you need a creator of something for something to happen and the rest will follow. Steemit need to start grabbing the bull by the horns because that bull is wrecking the China shop and has done ever since bid bots were introduced.

I'm not a tech whiz but I've been a user and content creator on this platform for 17 months and it does not take a genius to work out why people leave.

Anyway, can't wait to have my rewards slashed on steem with hf21, that's why I think the steem-engine is going to offset the hours of work Creatives put in because it's another way to earn without having to join another platform.

I'll stop rambling now.

Great post, well done on surviving 2 steem years, probably felt like 20 lol

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raj808 (71) · 6 years ago

but earn while you learn has a different ring to it

Right? I think stinc might have a think about hiring a marketing team that can create a strategy, and slogans, that actually align with what a new users experiences will be!

Cheers for the comment and thoughtful response m8. I'm super busy at the mo which is why I can't really get into writing a longer comment and entering a discussion about all this, but your thoughts align very closely with mine anyway.

well done on surviving 2 steem years, probably felt like 20 lol

🤣 at times, yes.

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nickyhavey (69) · 6 years ago

Perhaps they can hire someone with balls as well to do something about the bbs too 😁

No worries, I know you've got a lot going on at the moment so focus on that first and foremost! Catch you soon!

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julianhorack (69) · 6 years ago (edited)

Great to hear of your learning curve here and the valuable journey you have been on. The editing tools are a real blessing to know about. It makes a post look impressive with artistically worked photos.

I'm suffering from the FUD hitting Steem at present, and feeling really bearish just looking at the price chart, but I agree that we just hodl and wait for the upswing in price rather than sell our now.

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raj808 (71) · 6 years ago

Hi Julian :)

The editing tools are a real blessing to know about. It makes a post look impressive with artistically worked photos.

I hope they come in useful, GIMP is particularly good and there are a tone of tutorials on YouTube for it. It's basically like 'free; photoshop.

I'm suffering from the FUD hitting Steem at present, and feeling really bearish just looking at the price chart

I feel your pain for sure. I'm not immune, I'm just stubborn lol

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arcange (73) · 6 years ago (edited)

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raj808 (71) · 6 years ago

Whooop whoop, nice one @arcange.... it's my two year birthday as well. Nice pressie to be in one of the hit parade posts 👍

Thanks, as always, for everything you do for steem 🙂

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jayna (69) · 6 years ago

Wonderful post, @raj808. What a journey! You’ve done so many great things along the way. I wonder where we will be two years from now. It’s hard to fathom!

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raj808 (71) · 6 years ago

I wonder where we will be two years from now. It’s hard to fathom!

Ha ha, well that's the million $ question. I think the way things are going I'm not sure I'll be writing on steem. I might be doing something else on here, but in two years... gotta be hoping to be writing on an adaptation of my best selling novel for a 'hit' HBO show 🤣

Reach for the stars and all that ;-)

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jayna (69) · 6 years ago

Oh yes, reach for the stars, my friend. I believe in you.

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riverflows (72) · 6 years ago

@raj808, I'm really honoured to get to know you of late. I've always known you were here, but it's only in the last few months that I've started to really get a feel for you. You've been such an awesome asset and are part of hte fabric here.

I really wish I'd got involved with those writing communities early on, when I first started here. I think it was all a bit overwhelming and I wasn't sure how to get a handle on community and what was expected. I'd love more feedback on my creative pieces and have a bit more courage to share and get my work critiqued. Learning a lot from you xx

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raj808 (71) · 6 years ago

Hi @riverflows

It's been a pleasure getting to know you more as well :)

I really wish I'd got involved with those writing communities early on, when I first started here. I think it was all a bit overwhelming

Ha ha, well the critique process can be a little 'overwhelming' in of itself. Ha ha, I had opne or two of my fiction pieces picked apart and my ego was like 'hey, screw you guys'. But once you learn how to distance yourself from creative work personally, that's when it starts to become craft :)

Speaking of which I have to get back to writing a Sci-Fi story.

Thanks for your comment :)

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watersnake101 (66) · 6 years ago

Wow time just flies by and congratulations on your second year. Let's all stick around longer and see how all unveils. I just realized I'm also on the second year last month without me noticing lol.

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raj808 (71) · 6 years ago

Cheers for the congrats watersnake 👍

I just realized I'm also on the second year last month without me noticing lol.

Ha ha, yes time really does fly.

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owasco (67) · 6 years ago

To put it simply, what has given me the greatest value on steem has been the people I've interacted with and all I've learned from them.
I agree! I notice that in your list of helpers are many of the same people and entities that have ehlped me along here. Thanks for giving credit to so many of the folks I have come to love.

I'm more than a year behind you on this site, but the stuff I have learned has enriched my life in ways I never imagined: I'm writing and taking photographs, neither of which interested me before my entry to steem. I go for longer and longer walks. I cook better food. I gather wild plants to use as medicine. These are just a few of the ways steem has transformed my life.

I see everything with new eyes and a fuller heart.

I don't care about the money, except insofar as it draws readers to me and leads me to readers - I'd be here happily if no currency at all were involved. Alas, it is, and on steem that seems to be going the way of all things in the 20th and 21st century - you have to have money to make money.

Your post is a treasure trove of good information that I am so happy to have.
And I am delighted to have met you.
peace

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raj808 (71) · 6 years ago (edited)

Hi owasco

Sry it took me so long to respond to this comment, I missed it in a bit of a hectic three days last week.

the stuff I have learned has enriched my life in ways I never imagined: I'm writing and taking photographs, neither of which interested me before my entry to steem. I go for longer and longer walks. I cook better food. I gather wild plants to use as medicine. These are just a few of the ways steem has transformed my life. I see everything with new eyes and a fuller heart.

This is music to my ears to hear that people still feel this way about steem 🙂

Alas, it is, and on steem that seems to be going the way of all things in the 20th and 21st century - you have to have money to make money.

Unfortunately, I think you're right. This is what needs to change in steem as it's impossible for steem to retain its best content creators if the current culture of cliques and vote selling continues. Although money is the secondary benefit of steem, the fact that these financial incentives are there creative an expectation that quality will be rewarded. Unfortunately, bidbots and shifty whales self voting and circle jerking give the impression to the new user that something rotten is happening.

Hopefully HF21 can address these issues 🙂

Thanks again for your insightful comment 👍

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mavel (57) · 6 years ago

congratulations on your second anniversary, when work or things are done with love come out beautiful, greetings

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raj808 (71) · 6 years ago

Yes, priorities are important 🙂

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cindyhartz (61) · 6 years ago

Congratulations on your two year anniversary, and all your accomplishments! I am hoping for better times and staying with Steem. It all remains to be seen, but seeing positive posts like this give me a reason to believe in a future for Steem!

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raj808 (71) · 6 years ago

Thanks for the congrats @cindyhartz

Yes, I think it's just a matter of staying calm and waiting for BTC to go parabolic for steem to have a chance to recover :)

I'm glad this post helped relieve the FOMO/FUD ;-)

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detlev (73) · 6 years ago

Hey @raj808,

Congrats to your 2 years.

I‘m fully with you as I see the super potential and this great community.

I did a crowdsale for the BEER token lately by just an idea from a chat with another user

This was going very well, even as at the moment only smaller accounts jumped in

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raj808 (71) · 6 years ago

Cheers for the congrats @detlev

I'm uncertain how steem will go, if I'm honest. But I really do think it's a boom or bust scenario. All the development makes me think it will be boom when alt season hits. We just need one major successful Dapp for bringing both fiat investment and users. If that happens at the same time as an alt season, the sky is the limit 🙂

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detlev (73) · 6 years ago

I think user creation has to be for free and within a minute
and yes, we need more cool dapps

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tj5553 (50) · 6 years ago

Thank you for your 2 years of service, your impressive track record, and your insightful post. Having been gone from this platform for a while and only recently coming back, it was a bit sad to see something that was once flourishing, die down so much. Many of the people I had previously chatted with, commented back and forth with, and otherwise enjoyed engaging were gone. For that reason, and many more, it is good to see people who still care and contribute their time and meaningful work, such as yourself.

Thank you again for sharing your thoughts and insights. I hope we can restore this platform and community back to the thriving existence it once was and help it grow even further.

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raj808 (71) · 6 years ago (edited)

Thanks for the congrats TJ5553 👍

Yeah, unfortunately many have left steem. Fingers crossed things will improve and they will flock back 🙂

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tj5553 (50) · 6 years ago

I am with you on that one.

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