Does My Ego Look Big In This? (Steemit)

Is an over inflated ego great for Steemit? Or is it a turn off.

I have just stepped into Month 2 of continuous blogging (Excluding Christmas and Boxing day) and here are my stats.

 (Bare with me this is relevant to my title)

• $83 in the bank i can cash out on when ready
• 985.999 Steem power
• Estimated value at around $235.00
• Reputation 62

I normally write about stuff that relates to my interests but today i wanted to review my first month of CONTINUOUS blogging on Steemit. (Average of 2 blog posts per day)

Now going back to the title Does My Ego Look Big In This? (Steemit)

I am not great with technical terms, i must admit. I'm still not sure about whales, steem, curation, uptrailing, downtrailing etc but what i am good at is this:

Controlling the ego. (Is it egotistical to say that?)

I am not great with receiving compliments, i'm quite clumsy at it really. My friends and family always say....just take the bloody compliment. 

So i do and i'm grateful.

There are two very valid reasons why i am reflecting on the ego today in my review of my Steemit participation.

1) Reputations

2) Comments led by ego

First point

1) Reputations

Have you ever watched Black Mirror? It is a futuristic series based on technology and in one episode it is about how a social media app (a bit like Facebook) has a reputation score and it basically puts a number on your social status. The higher it is the better you are  in society. You get better houses, more elegant friends... que jumping in society basically. 

Is this like Steemit? i thought, does reputation score us more highly in our social ranking? Well that's the name of the game isn't it? I'm proud that it is going up not down. I don't feel that it is an inflation on my ego to say that. But a compliment to myself, and i accept it.

But what if someone ruins your reputation by their own ego? I have seen this happen on here a few times, and on the Black Mirror episode. I know its not real life but it gets you thinking about how another's ego can effect someone else's success.

Point 2

Linked to the above post where other peoples ego gets in the way of others success. When a comment turns from a debate into a downright slanging match, resulting in down voting, it really does get on my nerves. An over inflated ego needs to back off to allow the flow of discussion. I see it so much on here. 

I like a good debate it helps me learn and it also opens my mind to think of things from another perspective.

My aim here, on Steemit, is to write what i love more than to inflate my ego. I need to work on keeping it in control, so i keep learning and understanding more, but i am here to do what i feel passionate about.

That is to write.

So do we let our Ego inflate and cause controversy (Controversial points can earn more money....?) or do we stick to a good old reputation that can better help us succeed?

My choice is the latter.