Why are you on Steem?

snubbermike (59) · 6 years ago

I have come and gone many times since I joined just over 2 years ago.

This time it actually seems like we are going somewhere.

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therealwolf (75) · 6 years ago

Let's hope it's this way:

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partiko (66) · 6 years ago

What changed your mind? Happy to talk about it!

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snubbermike (59) · 6 years ago

A lot of it is exactly that - the feel of the place.

Maybe it isn't just Steem that has changed, but maybe so have I - but for whatever reason, I see less of the infighting and flag wars that plagued the site in the past.

I am seeing less of the blatant spam posts and comments.

I think a lot of the weak hands have shaken out, and that there is a better core of users here who care about the place - it seems like more of a community.

Or a community of communities. Steem has matured somewhat.

I am also excited about all of the different Dapps and interfaces with the Steem blockchain that give users much wider options on how they want to use it. I love that third parties can onboard new users.

Are there still problems to iron out? Of course, but as with all blockchains, we are evolving.. And I like the direction..

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intrepidphotos (75) · 6 years ago

Wow this is nice to hear !

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dillagr (57) · 6 years ago (edited)

Why are you on STEEM?

i'm a blogger.. on the steem platform i don't have to pay for hosting, etc.. and for the first time i'm earning from that blog (on STEEM this time).

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therealwolf (75) · 6 years ago

That's a great reason!

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theycallmedan (75) · 6 years ago

I look at Steem like Noah's Ark that will save us from the great Centralized social media flood. It is more than money, attention or any personal reasons for me. I believe Steem is crucial to the future of humanity. Being passionate about what is going on here is easy for me.

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therealwolf (75) · 6 years ago

Well, thanks for being so passionate about Steem! I believe crypto, in general, will hopefully be the Noah's Ark for the coming economic crash.

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ssjsasha (67) · 6 years ago

I am here to be part of a community from the ground floor....

I am investing my hard earned money into this community because I see great things in the future...

The way everyone came together for Netcoins steem listing was amazing.... to see EVERYONE post about going to Netcoins to vote was amazing to see...to see berniesanders and haejin BOTH supporting the same cause was a breath of fresh air...and to see @ned push for us all to vote shows a lot too.... @ned being more active with his posting is good to.... hardfork 20 was deemed a failure by some but I feel like it went good....looking forward to see how SMT's take off and where my investment in steem power takes me

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cyberblock (65) · 6 years ago

I use steemit to gain information about the crypto market and read certain posts that I'm interested in. I don't create that much content but I like to read and comment. I'm also optimistic about the future of steem and it's real world use case.

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leoumesh (67) · 6 years ago

I have been hunting abuse in steemit since 8 months and that keeps motivated me to be active on steemit and I have been highly inspired and motivated. My abuse hunting has started once I was listed on blacklist by @buildawhale and now I am out of it.

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pagandance (55) · 6 years ago

LOL, have you written a letter to DFRLab to get you off their @buildawhale list?

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therealwolf (75) · 6 years ago

Good to hear!

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hitmeasap (71) · 6 years ago

Why I am on Steemit...? Hmm...
I wonder if I'll be able to give you a short answer for this.

I've been here since July 2016 with just a minor break. I've seen all sorts of ups and downs. Both in terms of price, but also in terms of the general behaviour on the platform.

I joined for the money, that's the honest truth... but I stayed for the community. I want to make a difference and I want to have an impact, and that is my main goal. I'm not talking about growing my own account to dolphin or orca level. I'm talking about doing things for others, so that the platform ultimately grow and prosper. I have met a bunch of awesome people too, during my time here, and I'm truly grateful for it.

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therealwolf (75) · 6 years ago (edited)

Do you think we're at a good point right now, meaning where there worse times in your opinion?

hitmeasap (71) · 6 years ago

I guess that depends on how you see things. I mean SMTs for instance, sounds cool so I think that's a huge step in the right direction. But I miss the "good old days". The "golden days".

It was really cool to see thousands of dollars in pending rewards for instance, and I scored some hefty whale upvotes too back in the days. That was one of the best experiences I've had online, but it is far from why I miss those days.

The reason I miss those days are due to the overall experience today. Selfish behaviour has always been here, and will always exist, but it wasn't to the same extent back in the days. With time, people have become more passive, and we see more automated means. Greed has basically become the "new thing" in comparison to how it once were. So I miss the "good old days" because of the experience, but I think that we're going in the right direction nowadays. With baby steps.

That being said, I think Steemit has seen its best days, (in my personal opinion). It feels like it's too late to change things now. But I definitely believe in Steem. Steem gives people an incredible opportunity. Hopefully, things will continue to go in the right direction.

anarchyhasnogods (68) · 6 years ago

I have been here for two years now. There is only a single reason I am here. History is always re-written by those in power to better serve themselves. That always leads to the destruction of the roles minorities and the workers played in history. Here it cannot be erased and so the existence of this platform is a threat

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therealwolf (75) · 6 years ago

Onto at least two more years!

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barne734 (54) · 6 years ago

Im here because I believe the dapps is what will drive this blockchain and not Steemit.com

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therealwolf (75) · 6 years ago

Which one is your favourite dApp?

barne734 (54) · 6 years ago

currently as a user my favorite is @steemmonsters, but as an investor i really like @actifit and @steemhunt

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partiko (66) · 6 years ago

We totally agree with you!

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lunaticpandora (69) · 6 years ago (edited)

I came here out of curiosity and wanted to learn how some people where shit posting and earning thousands and I stayed thanks to the communities I joined over at discord, especially the crypto empire and steem engine those where the first few communities I joined.

I struggled really hard on the first month and was about to quit when I started joining discord communities and everything changed from there on :-D

I really believe what you say about Steem being the block chain of opportunity, being here changed my life and the lives of others around me and that's something I don't take for granted.

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cryptojiang (60) · 6 years ago

It’s a place to meet people and have fun and of course grow my crypto portfolio when the bulls are back

therealwolf (75) · 6 years ago

Good decision!

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cryptojiang (60) · 6 years ago

What will you recommend for growing you position on steemit?

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jeffjagoe (72) · 6 years ago

I see too much promise to let it go, that's for sure.
STEEM is awesome and I'm fairly consumed.

therealwolf (75) · 6 years ago

So you're being motivated by future success?

jeffjagoe (72) · 6 years ago

I suppose that's about right...
But I also feel success every time I get a vote.
It's just the best content creation platform out there.

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therealwolf (75) · 6 years ago (edited)

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carnot (43) · 6 years ago

I'm on Steemit because I'm interested in the technology behind it. I love innovations.

therealwolf (75) · 6 years ago

What exactly do you find interesting?

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carnot (43) · 6 years ago

The cryptocurrency, blockchain and the applications that result from it and for it. Especially the applications that are not centrally controlled like Facebook and YouTube.

I've been really active here on Steemit for only a few days now and am wondering that I have not encountered hate here yet. That speaks for the community on this platform.

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themarkymark (78) · 6 years ago

I enjoy the mix of drama, development, risk, potential reward, technology, and Howard Stern effect.

therealwolf (75) · 6 years ago

!popcorn

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themarkymark (78) · 6 years ago

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popcornexpress (58) · 6 years ago

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kalvas (72) · 6 years ago

As an active user for 17 months+ I'm on STEEM and i'll be here more. WHY NOT AGAIN 12$ SBD 8$ STEEM !

Hehehe

therealwolf (75) · 6 years ago

That's the spirit! hehe

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themonetaryfew (58) · 6 years ago

Because it's the only blockchain project having actual users and usage at this moment.

therealwolf (75) · 6 years ago

Very true! (But it's something we shouldn't take for granted.)

themonetaryfew (58) · 6 years ago

Certainly not! It's important to not be a maximalist of anything...

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therealwolf (75) · 6 years ago

Word!

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mineopoly (64) · 6 years ago

Why are you still on Steem?

It's not a bad addiction. It could be worse. I could be on crack.

Sometimes I get bored at work and find a more sincere entertainment here in reading blog entries and comments.

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therealwolf (75) · 6 years ago

Haha, didn't realize the wordplay. :)

robertandrew (67) · 6 years ago (edited)

I have a Voice that I look to share , and blogging has been my preferred medium the last 10 years or so to do that.
So naturally Steemit fills that Gap; so to speak.

And the opportunity to have an audience who really appreciates your work and make money at the same time is very nice.

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vipin99 (57) · 6 years ago

I love steem.

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geekgirl (72) · 6 years ago

I used to know the answer to that.

pagandance (55) · 6 years ago

greatest comment here!

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pagandance (55) · 6 years ago

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captainobviou3 (63) · 6 years ago

I'm here for the great trolling opportunities.
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marcusantoniu26 (62) · 6 years ago

I am on Steem because I believe in this platform. I believe in decentralized social media which rewards the content creators. I also stay because I find people who are loyal and reward you with their votes and comments.

nedshair (46) · 6 years ago

I don't really have much of a choice. I am literally connected to the owner so I kinda have to go where he does. I just figured if I am here I might as well make the best of it.

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pagandance (55) · 6 years ago

So feeling for you, buddy.

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therealwolf (75) · 6 years ago

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popcornexpress (58) · 6 years ago

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pagandance (55) · 6 years ago

I am not on Steem, but on Steemit. I do have a lot of Steem though.

That's why I am here on Steemit. To see when is the right time to dump all of my Steem :-)

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reviles (34) · 6 years ago

I started in steem because i started trading crypto's, then i stayed to try and write some blogs. Too bad i aint that good in writing-.-'
I am currently alot on steemit because i started playing steem monster.
Before steem monsters i wasnt alot on steemit anymore.

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rockyozz (61) · 6 years ago

Hey reviles, don't knock yourself so. Milton apparently had a vocabulary of 15 words (if it wasn't Milton, it was some other great philosopher or inventor from the past), and anyway, it's all just practice. Anyone can do almost anything if you but believe and apply yourself. Try and improve your grammar a little each time you write something and you will quickly improve. My mother always said, "Where there's a will, there's a way!", and it's very true. Personally, I stay away from the monsters, ha ha. All then best.

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amryksr (74) · 6 years ago

I will always be in Steem @therealwolf, because only this blockchain is promising for me. I myself started active in February 2017, until now. But most of the stemians have disappeared in time, they are wrong in interpreting this blockchain @therealwolf.

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walterjay (55) · 6 years ago

At the start of my journey I wanted to start blogging about my life and my travel but it turned out that might not be my thing and I kind of got distant with writing but I am I come around nearly everyday to read articles on Steem because I can still find some interesting pieces of content on the internet.

Steem for me is also an investment in a great technological experiment and I want to see where it can go because in my eyes it is only the beginning and I am sure the Steem community still have space for growth, the past year we saw some amazing dapps going out and making a killing and I am still optimistic with Steem as an investment opportunity in the long run.

Steem still is the place I used to keep me updated about crypto and ongoing projects and Steem still is this beautiful blockchain that allow people to post content without censorship(at least in technical terms) and this is important to help maintain a basic human right that is freedom of speech.

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alibaba68 (38) · 6 years ago

I stay because: I hope the steemite community grows.
Here I was contributed and paid.
I have a greater hope with the steemit community. Here I have an extra source of income when I moved jobs.

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dbooster (64) · 6 years ago

14 months? I joined only shortly after you, then. I am still here because for all the flaws, it is an interesting and ambitious project and I'm damn curious to see what comes of it. Also, I have met many nice people here. The few bucks I get per post is also nice; it is peanuts when compared to real work pay, sure, but better than the zero I got from all my years blogging before.

But mainly I'm very curious to see where this whole thing ends up. I'd be thrilled if crypto catches on, esp if it is Steem, but I'd be just as happy if just the social network part of this continues to improve.

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fr3eze (68) · 6 years ago

Just as you said, this is the land of opportunities. I find myself slowly transform from active author to the path of developing something on top of Steem. I think I would keep experimenting my ideas here til the end of the days.

On top of that, I grew more interest in your work recently in the process trying to undertsand more about Steem dapp development. Thanks for the contribution from guys like you.

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pardinus (66) · 6 years ago

I actually ended up spending more time here than I thought. The community is really great, especially the photography one, one of my main interests. And recently, Steemmonsters and Actifit are 2 projects that I believe will have an insane success. I do believe that something should be done regarding the impact of HF20 on newcomers, since it rendered a new account practically useless and very unappealing; but overall, steem has very good conditions to be huge!

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intrepidphotos (75) · 6 years ago (edited)

I have been here since last December so not quite a year. Steem is down 90% in that time. I am still here as a content creator ( a photographer ) ; because all of the centralised social media outlets are slowly clamping down on post reach. I spent literally years building a following of 80k + people in social media only to watch the reach whittled away by algorithmic restrictions which required one to pay to promote to your own followers. The real breakthrough here is not the potential for rewards (which are nice) but the concept that the users control their own network (following) on the blockchain. No one can come along and simply demand money and take the network away from you until you pay.

The people complaining about how hard it is to get ahead here have never seen how impossibly hard it is to make a living from a small influencer dividend on traditional social media .

Sure trending is broken and content discovery is abysmal but these are fixable problems . All the social media blockchain clones will have to deal with the same set of problems when designing their platforms. And getting new tokens onto exchanges will only become harder as established players croud the maket. Steem has learnt some hard lessons in the past two years ; and tweaking social financial algorimithic systems is almost as difficult as running a counties finances . Small changes have large impacts . The direction we are heading however is the right one. SMTs will drive a dependency on the steem blockchains sucess in a way most don’t appreciate. It is the people and their companies which ultimately bail out the banks in a financial crisis . The too big to fail model. In the same way it will be the DApps which will ultimately ensure steem does not fail as they depend on it for their business model.

Anyway I am still here posting my work ; even if less people look at it than I would hope. Because if I have learnt anything in social media over the years it is that success is a result of consistency over long periods of time (assuming you have something worth sharing in the first place !).

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gardenlady (66) · 6 years ago

I think I'm still here cuz after spending so much time and keeping a hold on all of my steem, I really want to see this whole experiment fly to the moon!!

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kenmelendez (68) · 6 years ago

I’m here because deep down in my heart of hearts, I am confident that this platform is setting the stage for financial success and abundance in my life that will allow me to positively impact millions of people across the globe.

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alokkumar121 (76) · 6 years ago

I understand Blockchain is huge opportunity in future and to explore that I am here in steem as its based on Blockchain. I am here since almost 6 month and will be here for long term.

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gregan (59) · 6 years ago

I joined Steem, because I wanted to interact with the Gridcoin community here.

I also stayed due to dapps like actifit.

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pibara (60) · 6 years ago

Steemit is what made it possible for me to complete and self-publish my first novel sized work of fiction. I don't really care that much about money making capacity as I do about the value of combining paying it forward mentality with the posibility to crowdsource work that would otherwise be restrictively expensive.

I'm worried though, really worried, about Steemit's future. Bid bots, despite the many venerable proponents claiming they are helpful, continue to slowly choke the platform and reducing the intrinsic value of the platform. Plans to increase payout for curation, further cutting into the incentive to produce good content are quite alarming and HF20 has shown us that neither Steemit INC nor the op-20 witnesses at time of HF20 truly treat this blockchain worth hundreds of millions as anything more than a school science project. HF21 might kill the platform. Bidbots and other false curation initiatives and initiatives that furter reduce the insentive to produce top content might slowly choke the platform to death.

So I'm definetely sticking with Steemit until it croaks, I hope it never will, but there are many reasons to believe it might.

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cryptoevolve (58) · 6 years ago

I am here to develop relationships in the crypto space, and be more in control of my own personal digital imprint. I also believe in steem because i see no limit to its capabilities. The use case potential is never ending and the intelligence you discover and see from users is extremely impressive and immeasurable to other platforms like Facebook or even twitter. I also think steem will really gain most traction once us as adopters forget about the price and make using and developing the steem technology our focal point. Most facebook users do not look at the price of FB stock and use that as a incentive to utilize the platform. Facebook users dont walk away from the platform because they are not making any money either. We have to be paitent with steem and with that the organic and originality of this great tech will reach its full potential. I beleive it will happen soon. "Keep faith and the steem and the engine will run". Have a great night and thank you for asking the question.

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kid4life (68) · 6 years ago

Funny how nobody said: "I'm here because I want to make money"... Everyone just wanna meet new people and they LOVE the technology smh tell it how it is:)

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hiroyamagishi (68) · 6 years ago

I love Steem because I love Cryptocurrency and it is the future I believe. Given so many brains thinking how to improve this blockchain day by day is the best reason why I think Steem will going to the pull the trigger to be the best blockchain

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anforo (56) · 6 years ago

Steem is a progress-making platform and it is only beginning of its development

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schlafhacking (57) · 6 years ago

I am in for the tech :D

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mamu77 (52) · 6 years ago (edited)

Yes, sometimes I also ask myself"why I can't leave this platform? ".About a long time gap I again comeback to this beautiful world of steemit community. There must be something in positive direction which manage to hold all of us.. here. Thanks for sharing your views. Have a nice time ahead.

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watchfulmomma (53) · 6 years ago

Why? I'm not sure. I can't blog daily!! I just don't have enough to say. I get frustrated as people post a picture of a flower and that's it, where I have thoughtful, informative posts that go pretty much ignored. Maybe I should post pictures of a flower everyday. I think I can handle that!

I thought people were to upvote QUALITY posts. One picture posts with nothing else seems like crap, yet these people are are at 60-70 in reputation! It seems steemit is sitting stagnant in value too.

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partiko (66) · 6 years ago

Great questions! Let's find out the answer!

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pagandance (55) · 6 years ago

I see there is some truth in this reply! Keep up the good work!

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daan (68) · 6 years ago

I'm still on Steem because I just take joy in writing and I'm not willing to start all over again on another platform. Simple as that really.

Yeah, I'm kinda bummed about the price, I started writing when Steem was at least $4.00 worth. That doesn't really deter me from writing, I find it kinda fun to try and grow with these low prices. The $5.00 I'm earning now on my posts could be worth a lot more next year.

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sharanaithal (52) · 6 years ago

Because I'm going to become the Hokage!
...

Shit, wrong universe.

_{Pssst. I'm here because this is a better Facebook/Instagram/Reddit/Myspace}

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artopium (66) · 6 years ago

To help artists stop starving. (I.E. make money) Why else would anyone be here? Take away the money and this ain't no Reddit.

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michealb (66) · 6 years ago

finding it's a better hobby then staring at coinmarket cap and trading view. i havent been on any social media for years and to find one that i can make a return (trying all the bots but i just prefer to manually curate) on plus feel like i can contribute to others via up votes to me is just fricken cool. i'm new in this space so just finding my way. prefer higher rewards for manual curation, i like actifit, hate the delimia of knowing i can make a better return by bot up voting frequent shitty posts etc. Plan to keep buying steem over the next 12 months.

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r1s2g3 (60) · 6 years ago

I will like to make network here and I love the concept of instant confirmation of transaction with no transaction fees. So it will be ideal for doing business too.

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rockyozz (61) · 6 years ago

I am very new on Steemit and can already concur with your positive thoughts and, if we all continue with the same level of positivity and commitment, well, I foresee positive growth for all of the same mind. Thanks thereawolf.

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eco-alex (73) · 6 years ago (edited)

i think the HF was the first time since i 'arrived' that i had time off!
why am i here? its a long list i think by now..

the support i get from the people here is second to none, i have received support in every way you can imagine!
supporting blockchain technology and being a team player in an experiment to help keep it on track and show a good face to the world!
TO share what i consider Very important information with people who are ready to hear it.
TO support people who do the same
TO make some money
To get my story out .. . Finally !

i believe that the future is bright, but we need to be patient and understand what evolution means... people who ditch a baby because it shits its pants are not good parents!

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chitty (69) · 6 years ago (edited)

I have been here since the beginning and I think I always posted at least once a week. I love crypto and writing and steemit is the perfect fit. Also, Steemit is the only blockchain where I have actually met "regular" people and that has a lot of value in my eyes.

At the end, I think it comes down to: "Why would I go somewhere else to do for free what I do on steemit and get paid?"

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bengiles (50) · 6 years ago

Im here because I know its the future. There is no stopping open social networks, it is just a matter of when they become mainstream. With that knowledge all I can do is try and create quality content, engage with the community and build a following. The steem price to me is a non-factor. In fact I would like the price to decrease further so I can buy steem at discounted rates. We all know steem is a spring ready to pop 🤩

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artopium (66) · 6 years ago

all I can do is try and create quality content.

Read this.

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bhoa (61) · 6 years ago

I am on steemit because its an interesting platform. And it is a place where you can learn values of life but as this seems so easy to say. I am also guilty of leaving steemit for a while because i was not earning anything and it was discouraging.. Well steemit is a place of opportunities and the opportunities can be grabbed..nice post @therealwolf

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waphilip (63) · 6 years ago

I was definitely one of the ones who took frequent breaks from Steemit, but idk something clicked for me on Saturday and I decided to power up to become a dolphin.

Now that I have an actual stake in the success of our community I obviously see it in a new light. Less focused on a big payout or validation for my work.

Now it’s just about enjoying the ride as we continue to evolve and establish our identity

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yacobh (50) · 6 years ago

For myself

I am here looking for myself, the world is changing very quick, steemit is something new, very very interesting and unique.

For the future

I can Imagine steemit in 10 years, like something that everyone could use. I feel so excited to be one of the first users of this platform

For the rewards

The rewards offers by the platform Ardent the sense that I get for my post the rewards are the people the communities the information and at the end my personal Mark leaved into the blockchain

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freebornangel (73) · 6 years ago

Several reasons, primarily making a record for the future, but having a community that can disagree vehemently while still supporting the right to be wrong has to be pretty high on the list, too.

As much as I think you are wrong to facilitate vote buying/selling, I don't see any reason to restate that to the point of trolling.
It's not your fault that you interpret the data in self serving ways, you don't know any better,... o.0

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missladybug (50) · 6 years ago

I joined steemit in February because I saw it as a nice platform to start a blog that would get (some) audience. I've been interested in starting my own blog, but I was deterred by the tediousness of dealing with the domain, and also, when having a blog on its own, I would feel like "talking to myself". Here I see the community.

Anyways... I had plans. Quite a long list of articles that I wanted to write (one of the reasons why I wanted to start blogging was to practice writing). But in the end, I got distracted by life and also other, more visual projects (while writing, I cannot listen to music, or podcast or audiobook, and as a result, I am often not in the mood to write. On the other hand, I can draw or doodle while listening to something, which makes me more productive in that area). So it took me several month after my introduction post to start posting again.

I made a "bucket list" type of article listing 10 things that I would like to do before the end of the year and I plan to write an article (or a few) every time an item of the list is checked. Which motivates me to A) do the things and B) write the articles. I hope that it's going to work for me.

I never expected to earn money directly on steemit, but I hope that eventually I will be able to monetize my writing skills (they're not the best right now, that's why I want to practice) and/or my other projects (I recently published a coloring book on amazon - here is my article about it.

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travoved (65) · 6 years ago

Good day! I am here still because Steem became part of my life. At first time when I read about Steem platform at site of rbc.ru and tinkofjournal.ru I was wondering what is it and what this platform can give me. But then I understood that it's become more and more interesting for me and takes more and more time. Here I met many people with whom I have almost the same interests and points of view on some moments in life. I can share with others my thoughts my photos and s.o. Also here I found for myself possibilities to learn something new as example project steempythorials. And just at 19th October I celebrated my one year anniversary here on Steem platform. Unfortunately on some reasons I am not always have possibility to publish long post. But I have some goals which I want to reach in any case. That's my short answer why I am still here. And of course I hope to stay here for a long time!
Thanks!

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maquemali (62) · 6 years ago

Why am i still on Steem?

Hmmmmmm.. actually i was about to lose interest when HF20 were installed. I am one of the few who got affected. But, thanks to wonderful steemians who had kept supporting small fishes like me.

Right there and then it got me thinking, Steem is not a lost battle. There is HOPE! Besides I dont want to leave my family and friends I have here in the community.

I believe something great is waiting at the end of the line.. just dont give up..

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julianhorack (69) · 6 years ago

I have become inspired by crypto and I love writing as an art as well as learning constantly. Steem is a combination of both writing and crypto so I belong here.
People are motivated by incentives generally. Steem offers a platform to really motivate and inspire me, compared to the "likes" on other platforms. Here we have a chance to earn cryptocurrency too.

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darkflame (65) · 6 years ago

My friend the dollar vigilante on Facebook had shared a post about steam it. It made $15,000 and I was astounded so I signed up and I have been blogging ever since. The price dropped from a dollar to $0.10 for the longest time and everyone said it was a scam but I was having fun so I kept going. The next spring the price took off again and I've been taking it more seriously ever since. I am continually under estimating steemit and I'm so impressed that I have integrated it with my new website mydarkflame.Net and now I am building games that I plan to integrate as well. I have a small team of esteemed friends who I am teaching to use this platform and I have small coffee meetups whenever possible, but I would like to host a larger meet up in 2019 and would love for steemians to travel. Steem is the best!

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massspectrician (42) · 6 years ago

I'm new to the platform. Really I am here to read interesting things, laugh at memes and rant about things that piss me off.

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iamthegray (62) · 6 years ago

Simple.

I'm a writer. This is a platform to make money from my content without losing author rights or face restrictions. I basically earn a living from expressing myself with words. The bear market has reduced my income but it's alright. Steem to the end (plus, I believe the price is going go up soon)

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niel96 (69) · 6 years ago

Times like these are the best times to be active because you have to be greedy when others are fearful and fearful when others are greedy. It's better to invest in something when things go bad and sell when things go well.

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nationall (55) · 6 years ago

I love to write here, I love to express what is inside me and the world sees it
True, I want to make money because the situation here is bad in Africa
I have a year since I started on the site I do not have a lot of followers but I still try

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narashi (55) · 6 years ago

My answer is similar to yours: I love the idea of this type of platform on a blockchain. Im not so much on the techy side of blockchain tech, but I can't wait to see what's in store for society in general when it comes to this topic. And a social media platform is a great way of introducing the masses.

I hang around because I see endless potential. I'm here for the long haul.

Cheers 🍻

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