Interaction Is One Of The Main Forms Of Steemit Currency

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The Purpose Of This Series

As we proceed on our Steemit journey of growth and discovery we begin to realize that a MAJOR catalyst for our growth on the platform is gained through the interaction we have with other like-minded - and sometimes even NON-like-minded - Steemians, who can educate, inspire, and/or challenge us in developing new ideas and topics for further exploration. Part of this process arises through the content of other people's posts, but ANOTHER major part of this evolves through interactions via comments. It's interesting to note that on Steemit the primary "post" AND the "comment" are BOTH labeled as "posts". This makes clear the idea that comments have the potential to be EQUALLY - if not MORE - valuable (at times) compared to "proper" posts.

I have therefore decided that it would be interesting - and likely helpful to others - to create a series where I show some of the most helpful comment interactions I have had on Steemit, with people who have turned me on to new areas of inquiry, inspired the development of my writing and artistic style through example, etc. As there have been NUMEROUS occasions where various Steemians have introduced me to topics and content which have made MAJOR positive changes in my life and artistic/intellectual pursuits, I believe these interactions are worthy of being recorded, reflected upon, and commented upon. Therefore, this series is an effort to analyze and showcase some of the especially valuable interactions I have had on this platform. My hope is that some/many of the people reading the posts in this series may gain THEIR OWN inspiration from the comments presented here, AND that I can help show people the value of reflecting on the valuable interactions we all experience in dialogue with other Steemians. Perhaps my STYLE/METHOD of commenting may also help readers gain some insight in how to maximize the value/effectiveness of their commenting activities. If these posts help readers gain more value in their overall experience on Steemit then I consider this series a success. I will try to limit my analysis to ONE or TWO of the most valuable interactions I have had each week, as this will likely keep the amount - and depth - of information manageable for the reader.

One other thing to keep in mind is that often people who are new to the platform - and have not yet figured out how to create interesting and income-generating posts - as well as those of us more experienced posters who simply need to tone down our activity to commenting INSTEAD of the more energy-intensive posting process, will likely find value in this examination of the commenting process, since commenting can INDEED be a significant income-earner for those who do it seriously. This is a more practical benefit of this series.

As always, feel free to leave any feedback in the comments section. If your input is especially good, I may even include your comment(s) in the next episodes of this series ;->

Good luck

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Top Interaction #1

Post : https://steemit.com/art/@havok777/good-time-with-friend-glitch-art-of-the-night

I discovered @havok777 through SteemFollower, my favorite (and most effective) upvote/follower platform which I have been using for 3+ months, and which has now provided me the level of upvote income required to focus primarily on my writing/research instead of having to constantly worry about promoting posts. @havok777 was posting consistently, and I was aesthetically drawn to BOTH his "stream-of-consciousness" style of writing ALONG WITH the beautiful "abstract-techy" style images he seemed to be able to produce in abundance. He writes about his common daily experience - both the mundane and the more introspective - and embellishes this with wonderfully SPONTANEOUS - and often "quirky" images which really create a nice PACE and ATMOSPHERE to his daily post series.

It wasn't until he made the above post "Good Time With Friend. Glitch Art Of The Night." that I realized that his style of art is actually an ESTABLISHED art form, called "Glitch Art". Once I knew what it was called I was able to then do some of my own research into this artform. I found an ABUNDANCE of online resources available explaining glitch art, and some excellent YouTube videos and channels providing tutorials on how to make it. I mention some of these in the comment screenshots in this post. I also suggested/requested that @havok777 start providing some insight in his posts as to the process by which he creates his glitch art images. He has indeed done this on occasion, but I think it is difficult to include such info in the actual posts, as that would throw off the pace and atmosphere of the main post. So this is ANOTHER EXAMPLE of how the "comments" section can be valuable in adding ADDITIONAL and COMPLEMENTARY information in relation to a main post without disrupting the content of that main "post".

On an artistic/philosophical level, one interesting thing to consider as you read through @havok777's "Glitch Art" posts is that the PLACEMENT of the images creates a sense of "glitching" within the mental activity of the writing itself. After all, our minds ESSENTIALLY DO work this way - where we are on one train of thought, and then suddenly something else pops up (wanted or unwanted) which creates a "glitch" in our mental activity. I personally get this sense as I am reading through @havok777's posts. The best ones have REALLY attained a flow which enables you to enter deeper into the flow of his thought-process : "glitches" and all.

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@havoc777's "Glitch Art" post was the main inspiration for THIS series. Although I ultimately would like to be able to do something more similar to the "stream-of-consciousess" format, I thought I could launch my series more quickly - and will RESPECTABLE quality visuals - by focusing screenshots of actual comments. So, the birth of this series on comments arose from my interactions with @havoc777. In fact, @havoc777 has ALSO been expanding the range of his series, and I was able to offer some valuable feedback on that as well. This illustrates that commenting is indeed an INTERACTIVE experience.

https://steemit.com/life/@havok777/going-to-city-to-visit-mom-and-get-winter-jacket

In the end, I am greatful to have found @havok777 and his work, and the interplay of his main posts complemented by our interaction via comments is a FINE example the power of Steemit "comments" to increase the overall value of our experience on the platform. Therefore, I believe this is ANOTHER post in this series which lives up to the intended mission of raising awareness of the power of the "comment" feature on Steemit. I hope some/all of you will agree, and will take a look at some of @havok777's posts, and potentially give him a follow and/or some upvotes.

Enjoy

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