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RE: Can I Really Afford To Be A Witness for STEEMit?
From a few days I read through all guides on the subject of "Witness" and found out that it takes a lot of effort and knowledge. I have been thinking about it and decided to try it sometime in the future, if I have grown up on the platform and have the necessary skills.
Without IT skills it is very difficult to give something tangible to the community. With programming, most top widnesses have achieved their position and gained the necessary reputation in the community. People without these abilities will have it much harder
It is going to take a bit of work but if you can get your hands on a decent powered machine at home you work with a node and at least learn the ins and outs. Without putting your hands on a machine and the Ubuntu OS and a copy of docker you will not progress in that area. Granted it is a significant investment if you are planning on being one of the many that are pioneers on STEEMit it is going to be something you want to pursue.
The topic Witness is really interesting and I will certainly deal with it more in the future, but at the moment I am lacking money for a suitable server, the knowhow to manage it and also the followers to collect votes to have only one single block within reach. But I will join one day for sure. Thank you for your answer.