When I started getting into crypto this place was the only platform I could wrap my head around how blockchains work. I still love it, and if it wasn't for Steemit I still would be wondering what the heck is Bitcoin.
But I'm not sure I really like what the platform is becoming. I remember when there were around 300 active authors and very little money to distribute around. I was more motivated to interact and experiment on Steemit than ever. Making 5 cents from a post was considered a real success, I remember the first time I made 5 BSD from a post, I felt like a millionaire! We didn't have whales you can pay to vote you, there were almost no guilds and support projects, and most bots were harmless. It seemed like everything was possible.
Now things are different. Just over one year has passed, but I feel like a veteran already. I feel I've shared most of my passions, and right now I'm thinking of new ways I can contribute to the platform. I don't consider myself a real blogger. I just share things I find interesting. All my life I've been working as someone who can differentiate between good and bad content. I've been a DJ for a long period, part of the job was to select the good music and skip the bad one. Now I'm a sound editor and recordist, where the same principle applies, I get rid of what is unnecessary. Curating is no different. I love finding new and exciting blogs and authors. And I have no problem confronting and flagging the bad ones.
I feel for many people it's the same. Not all of us are born authors and content creators, but almost all of us can appreciate a good author or a story. At this stage, I think what is really important for all of us is to start really curating. What I mean by that is not just to upvote on what appears to be good content, but so much more than that. It's obvious that just by upvoting we are not really making this place shine. Looking at the Trending tab is more than evident. Steemit has an elephant in the room, no one is talking about: we don't have enough real readers and there are not enough good curators. On Steemit authors and readers are the same people, and this is really what stops Steemit from really making it big. 70% of the platform is made up of people who create content, and we don't have enough people to appreciate it, no wonder, after more than a year online Steemit is still struggling.
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