Being unfollowed by a whale/dolphin feels like shit

Should it feel worse to be unfollowed by a whale than it does by a minnow? I don’t think so, but it does. Does that make me a bad person? I don’t think so. Our success at steemit depends mostly on dolphins and whales. As much as I value the support of every minnows and newly joined plankton, whether or not I get a high payout and reach a wide variety of users depends on a minority of users with high sp. so the support of small fish is like psychological support, but the support of big fish is like food and shelter.

I don’t like it but that’s how it is. I’ve been very vocal about my opinion that the distribution of wealth here looks a lot like that of the world economy, in other words, it’s a load of shit.

That doesn’t discourage me from using steemit though, as I’m motivated by much more than money. I’m trying to build a community and share ideas and as long as this is the best place I’ve found to do so, I’ll be here. So far it is definitely the best place I’ve found so far. And I’m thankful for the money I have made, and everyone responsible for this place. There are also many whales and dolphins who are trying to make it better in the ways they know how. @ned claims SMTs will fix things, I certainly hope he is right about that. I will stick around to give him the benefit of the doubt and, for now, I think you should too.

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dolphins are whales to minnows, image link

Being unfollowed by a whale is a kick in the balls.

With so few out there in comparison to minnows, it feels like each one is a huge deal, which is not really the case. Though they are just the same as any of us minnows, no more important as human beings, we have to hope they notice us and this has a kind of psychological effect on us.

So when I saw a large dolphin/small whale unfollow me last night, it sucked. I have no idea why he unfollowed me. It could have to do with my content. It could have to do with my opinions. He might have just been in a bad mood and unfollowed the first person he saw. I honestly have no idea what I have done to warrant an unfollowing. He upvoted and commented on one of my posts two weeks ago. I noticed that he hasn’t very few followed users so he’s probably just trying to keep his feed limited to his closest friends.

Doesn’t it sound crazy that I care so much? I don’t want to care so much and, Yes, I will have totally forgotten about it in no time. I just wanted to share with any whale who happened to come across this, that since this is how steemit and our society work, don’t take your success for granted, don’t assume that everyone is going to walk down the same path of success that you walked down if they work hard because while that may be true for some, it’s more complicated and nuanced than that.

Remember how much it sucked to be considered one of the little guys when you know you are just as important as anyone. Remember we need your upvotes more than the trending page users do. Remember that the distribution of wealth will only improve if you allow it to improve by spending a majority of your upvotes and energy on those of us who haven’t yet reached a high level of success and care about the community. And a great thanks to those who do everything they can.