RE: What’s Really Happening on Steem?
Thank you, dear friend, for your tiredless attempt to revive the spirit of people on Steemit, to tell the truth I am slowly loosing my faith, especially seeing that even Tron nowadays overtaken Steem and if before it was very little value now it is double so much than Steem. It is difficult to imagine that it is one and the same person who owns both Steem and Tron and who cares more about one but less about the other. I run out of ideas what is behind the whole buy of Steemit for Justin. Every time when I see that Steem goes down when the other Crypto have a tendency to go up, I just stop looking at the trend because I am afraid to find that Steem drop even further down bellow 0,10
In my eyes, the problem is marketing and it is always a case. There should be people who invest and stake without "hurting" themselves financially. I am aware that the majority of people here are from countries where they rely at least on Steem in order to have some financial backup and those people will be always withdrawing Steem.
When I look around I see many who got reasonable Steem Power due to their activities in Steemit challenges and comments but then withdrew it either compleltely or partially, then stop activities but return because this is only income they have.
You also, mentioned long term investors, yes, they grow their Steem Power so only do that and stake it, some withdrew some Steem for expences and it is their right. Those users who hold a big stakes they still help to maintain the Price of Steem, because if we imagine that one day they all decide to Power Down and sell Steem that will be the end of Steem. Therefore, those who still keep SP should be considered as good for the environment of Steem community. Those people they are here for financial interest and not for blogging.
The communities will not exist long if there is no support, have you noticed that since Steemit withdrew Booming support from communities many communities are slowly stopping their activities. That is a reality.
On other hand just remember how it was in the past, there was no Upvote guarantee, there is no "Steemit Team" like "big daddy" who were supporting people for their activities and people were learning to survive themselves and that was the time when people were active.
This!
Active and creative...
0.00 SBD,
0.17 STEEM,
0.17 SP
They also return because it's highly rewarded. I know who wouldn't powerdown because they don't needed and who also give their Steem away. I am one of them but if I see that farmers are highly rewarded, those who abused Steemit and powered down communities are rewarded again by SCs it makes me sick to the bone.
Right now I don't feel very motivated to buy Steem, especially not because it's not easy to do so with all the restrictions.
Next to that I see people only 2 years around or less and they are way higher on the ladder and wrote by far not as much, nor commented that much as I did. What counts for me also counts for others who stick around and see how this is played.
Years ago, we tried to promote Steemit as a platform for bloggers, but all I see is people who should be "lured" in like @sbamsoneu remarked, to drain the platform and those who worked hard more and more.
I do agree with you that "big daddy" didn't exist back then for everyone (to a handful he did) and people found way to interact, connect.
The fact that this no longer happens is due to the policy of those (communities) promoting the wrong messages and dragging entire families over here.
Hi @stef1
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