It dawned on me that everyone has the ability to help each other get through market corrections and waves of FUD, to a degree. If we take the time to care, we can quickly turn negative sentiment into positive by supporting each other.
What do I mean?
The blessing we all have is the ability to help each other feel better and recover via concerted effort to proactively upvote and give positive comments. Some Steemians' votes can easily be worth more than $100 USD, but much of this power sits idle with unspent voting power. This could change lives around the world, especially for those who have started associating crypto with current or future income. Either way, any amount is better than zero!
People can use inspiration and encouragement to keep faith in cryptocurrency and Steemit during market downturns. It can help us maintain adoption and site usage.
Many of us likely saw a decent dip in our portfolio values, or possibly even lost money on bad trades. Many have seen these storms before, but many have not, and could therefore use some support.
Regardless of which bucket you fall in, why wouldn't we want to help others feel relief and smile with the push of generous upvotes to raise their spirits? Why hoard this gift? If people work together, maybe smaller investors can have their losses offset.
I remember my only ETH panic sell last June and how I couldn't relate with anyone I knew. It took time find the positives, let it go, and make a full recovery in a better long term position. We can potentially prevent such panic sells and promote peace of mind, by sharing some meaningful votes.
It couldn't be easier to make people feel like they're making gains when other assets may be dropping in value.
Hopefully this inspires someone to share their voting power at no cost or risk to deserving individuals who could need a boost. If even one other person benefits from this, then it was worth the effort to spread this message.
In this case, when in doubt, do...
