Quite a valid point that I've also pondered in the past. I think there's a big risk of that, of scraping the insides of your spirit to feed to the machine until there's nothing else left. However, I think it doesn't have to be that way, and it's as much a matter of perspective as it is of strategy.

Part of the reason I focused mostly on fiction when I started out with steemit was this worry (not that I don't love publishing fiction here, I think I don't have to reiterate that to you of all people).

I, like Open Mic Person A, felt a bit shy about opening up like that for the chance of earnings. But as I used the platform more and more I realized I felt much more comfortable doing so day by day.

Yes, I stopped caring what others thought on one side, but on the other I simply embraced the opportunity to share with the world what makes me, me. Even the most silly things can be entertaining to others, and receiving feedback on them became increasingly fun.

In a way, it feels like being everywhere at once.

If you can't see it like that, that's where strategy comes in. I totally get why one wouldn't want to bare their insides to the blockchain for a couple bucks, and it's probably not necessary. I think we should always be trying new things, learning new things, exploring the possibilities of life, and steemit is a great place to share our experiences as we do this.

The fact that we can monetize our process of growing as people is just amazing.

In steemit, I've little by little developed my skills as a writer, editing images, etc. I've also shared different projects I've embarked on and generally had fun telling others of my experiences without needing to go too deep (although I don't shy away from it either).

In any case, it ultimately depends on each of us what we want to share, but I think life is so full of possibilities that there'll always be something new.