A new revolution in content creation has started with the dawn of Steemit. Although every Steemian has to work hard to get the deserved appreciation first, after a few weeks we begin to meet what I call the the Instant Gratification Monster that pulls you in and transforms you into an efficient production machine.
Whether you are an artist, a musician, a writer, a video creator or work with any other form of creative content than you usually had a hard time making money. Most people engulf themselves in these areas mainly as a hobby because making a living with that was incredibly hard. Despite this financial hurdle we have seen a content explosion with the internet and rapidly more sophisticated software like never before in human history. People just love to create!
Whatever creation you are looking for you will usually find an abundance of it online. The majority of these works are all done in the spare time of people who provide for their livings otherwise. Of course you will find monetization of this content in all areas but it takes time and is often a lonely road. So most people end up earning absolutely nothing for their content.
However, they continue doing so because on one hand they love doing it and on the other they get addicted to the feedback of their different social networks where they publish and share their work. Over time this might even lead to greater opportunities thanks to the scaling with a growing network. But coming that far was reserved only for the 1% of the most dilligent working people because the others neither had time nor motivation to follow this path.
On Steemit content creators start to earn their first direct feedback money. It starts slowly and requires work and endurance to build up their networks. The same goes for other platforms like YouTube but on Steemit this happens much faster and with way more rapport between the content creators and their audiences.
Even if the income is not enough to make a full living from it the Steem Power adds up and grows in their accounts. Assuming the Steem price will never grow significantly anymore but at least stay where it is, the money saved like this will stack up over the years and create some really nice fund for later. If the price goes up - ecstasy!
The financial prospect activates the Instant Gratification Monster which drives people into working harder and more often on their creations. When they see the rewards popping up their bodies are flooded with hormones and they feel great. The same effect has been discovered with Facebook likes: People get addicted to that positive feedback from their social networks. Steemit pairs that with a financial reward which even more increases the effect.
The ability to go all-in and dedicate most of your time to your work is something that lies dormant in many humans. However, the reality of our daily life prevents us from activating it. Steemit changes that with the Instant Gratification Monster that lures them slowly into its web and spins a cocoon around them.
During their metamorphosis they produce and learn and start to realize step by step how great the potential of Steemit is and how much it could change their lifes if they flip the switch into Power User mode. Eventually they hatch and out comes a butterfly the world has never seen before. Creatures of inspiration that grew out of the possibility to free themselves from the imaginary shackles of the world and henceforth live their lifes by giving back to the hive mind.
The Power User is the most productive creature in the world. It delivers more content in a week than others in months. These people become beacons of motivation for others who are yet just on the outer rim of the Monsters web. Each power user increases the worth of Steemit with their neverending streams of quality flooding down the Steem blockchain, heralding the new age of creativity.
How does the Instant Gratification Monster works for you?
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