RE: The Ones Who Count the Coins
I try to think wisely in the direction that everything changes and nothing is permanent (or for ever). Of course, this brings with it all my fears, and all the hopes that I want to pursue. Someone said here that people are afraid of change, and now I realize that this is true. Yet, everything is dynamic and constantly changing. What the platform was like a year ago, it is logical that it cannot be today.
I've looked at posts from the dawn of this phenomenon and I've always been amazed at how they looked back then compared to how they look today. Back when people made a real fortune from the platform, they really squeezed it as much as possible, and I'm sure the current state is a result of that. But in today's uncertain world, can we even blame anyone for anything? The platform will go through many more ups and downs, periods of good and bad, but with constant changes.
I also feel sorry for all those people who disappeared. But... this is life. And nothing can be done about it. Not even any rules will be able to influence the course of events and developments...
Well, that's one way to look at it — and you're absolutely right. Life is constantly changing, evolving. I happened to read a few posts from seven years ago, and they had a completely different vibe — and dare I say, purpose. Most of the authors were talking about Steem prices, cryptocurrency, and things like that. There was little to no focus on freestyle blogging, on life, or on topics that are trending nowadays (albeit often crap, to be honest).
But yes — those topics do bring colour and diversity. I genuinely hope the platform pulls through this rather grim spell... and maybe, just maybe, people start putting real effort — and a little soul — back into their writing.
Having dealt with the previous type of writing, 😁 I think it will deal with the current one as well. I think it has a lot more soul right now than it did in the past (with cryptocurrencies, memes, jokes, etc.) and I think the platform is evolving in that regard for the better. But it is changing, with all the bad and good consequences that brings with it.
There is nothing wrong with posts about crypto as everyone here is interested in that, obviously, more or less.
Crypto could change lives similarly to everything else and is a subject of constant change too.
Oh yeah, I forgot that the main reason we're all here is actually crypto. There's no reason I want to say anything against it. We were just looking at the difference between the posts before and the posts now. And it's huge. I wonder who was setting the topics back then, who was saying what to post and what not to post, who was monitoring. Or no one did this, everything developed by itself, until it came to regulations, specific rules, bans, downvotes and curations. How did it get to this point? And can such a system self-regulate and self-develop? How has it survived over the years? Because it is obvious that it has survived over the years and has coped with everything so far.
Many and interesting questions.
One thing about it, it is entertaining to see how content changed through the years. For many it is the same old game.