Steemit is a Test

I’ve been on Steemit for over a year. There have been few days when I have not been on Steemit since June 8, 2016. I am a Steem addict, and like many addicts, I even tried to quit, and find something else. It didn’t work. It’s too captivating, and holds too much potential.

Steemit is a test.

It’s a test, a mirror, a petri dish for our minds. You may not be able to see this yet, but if you stay here, you will.
Every day each of us struggles with something. At first, when you get it in here, you struggle with trying to get people to give you money. Your mind is focused each day on that mission. And each day, your worth begins to be measured in numbers underneath your post. If you have $0, you feel horrible. So, your fear kicks in. You start making plans, or building bots.

If your mind is in this stage 1 phase, you will not understand stage 2. But if you have a mind that exists on the periphery, or if you have been struggling for a long time in life, you might begin to see the outlines of stage 2, on your own.
So, what is stage 2 exactly?
Stage 2 is a survival mindset that is hyper-focused on other things besides the money ticker. The people who get to stage 2 quickly know the following things:
Money exists in the minds of people.
People make decisions where to put their money based more on social and emotional reasons than purely intellectual reasons.
Social bonds between people determine to a large extent where money goes.
Humans are emotional, irrational and are in need of feeling a certain way.
Each person who is capable of giving wealth to others is a unique person with unique tastes.
Many whales and dolphins still do not get their own intellectual and reading needs met.
Humans will feed their own children before the children of others.
Humans evolved from tribes, and I believe we are headed into a digital tribe era.
Can you see something here?
When I go idea shopping on Steemit, I am searching for future tribe members. I am looking for people who are kind of hanging around in the shadows, who are real, and who have the authenticity trait. I’m searching for people who can form a shield, in order to advance society into the next phase of existence.
What Steemit newbies need to realize:
Steemit is made up of social fabric. This is not really a commodity culture where the best idea wins. Those Steemians who focus their efforts equally on building social bonds plus thinking in deep ways about things that affect tons of people are the ones who do well on here. It’s getting harder by the day to stand out. Early adopters even are struggling to stand out due the massive influx of users. That’s why it’s important to realize one thing:
You and I, and everyone one here are part of the future.