I still refuse to buy votes or self vote. How much I make is not that important and I want my posts to stand by what others think of them. I want engagement in comments. That's what makes social media fun. I may never make enough to justify the time I spend here, so it has to be enjoyable.

Steemit have to decide if they actually want this thing to succeed. They would need to invest some of their millions on promoting it as community efforts can only go so far.

I had hoped for a much bigger community by now, but I'm sticking with it as I have made so many friends. I've seen other social sites die and I would hate to see Steem go the same way.