Markets are driven by sentiment and the Steem community is depressed. The feeds are full of Steempressives, those whose writing depends on the price of Steem. When the Elliot waves and fractals are pointing up, they are happy because 29 dollar Steem is inevitable. But, when the triangles are inverted and the bear grabs the bull by, well, not its horns... Power down. Run.
Ok. I admit. I have no bloody idea what an Elliot wave is. For a long time I thought it was what the ladies called the glorious locks of 
The platform is in a bit of a funk though and the mood is definitely not like that of the Golden weeks of 'December 17'. Those were the days Bryan Adams would sing about.
Perhaps we could FUD the market and turn tge bulls with a concerted push of Fake it til you make it posting. Everyone just shill Steem like our lives depend on it. Oh. Some people's lives DO depend on it. Those people should really be taking the lead on independent development by finding ways to make Steem attractive and better. That job is usually left for others though. Everyone wants to be given freedom
You can't freedom by force either I think. Perhaps freedom is a symptom of creating an environment where flourishing can happen. Where freedom itself doesn't require work, it is the tilling of the soil, the planting of seeds, the tending of the garden. Freedom is the fruit of labour and each season, the work must be done again. Freedom is not a destination, it is part of a cyclical process.
Maybe it is when the markets are down that we see the difference in personality here. Who are the miners looking to extract and, who are the farmers looking to grow. Perhaps the environmental scars the earth bears from humans is testament to which most people choose.
Am I a Steempressive too? Maybe. I am a simple farmer after all so, the weather plays a large role.
End of Walk
Taraz
[ a Steem original ]