It is quite disheartening to see the literally thousands of posts that are put out daily of a simple meme, or simple joke. And due to the nature of Steem, a lot of followers will vote on the post (most times without even reading or commenting on it) and move on.
This has created a waterfall of lackluster posts that I find I need to spend time getting through to find the posts that mean something, or are interesting in some way or another.
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I admit, that there are days where I will post a quicker post, or put something down quickly due to the lack of time I have, or just feeling lazy.....BUT.....this is NOT the norm, and also I always try to make it something of value (a great photograph relative to the tags) and will add some level of information that one can gain from.
Does this work? Am I fooling myself? There are many out there that work the numbers.
Working the numbers
I mean, posting regularly is work and effort even for a simple copy and paste meme. This also generates a following and income. Sure these posts may not get the big numbers in, but being that they are regular, the amounts add up and the user grows quite quickly.
I personally get quite fussy with who I follow, and have removed those that generally post things like that, because I want to enjoy my time here and learn / participate etc.(yes grow too).
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BUT this is not the case for all Steemians. There are a lot of people on here that are just getting through the process,so they log on, vote a few times, throw something down on their page and move on. Thus fueling those that are of the same mindset.
Quality input
Many others will take the time to put real time and effort into some of their posts, and here I get amazed at the quality of some of these Steemians. I often wish I had the writing abilities, or knowledge of some of these people.
They are a pleasure to read, consume and chat to.
Personally these are the Steemians that I prefer to follow and support, and will regularly go through the new section of the page to find someone that catches my eye and interest.
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However, this is not as easy as it sounds, because these people are by far the lesser of the Steemians in numbers.
Think about it, in order to put out regular and interesting articles, you would need to learn, experience and take in information from all around you, then dispatch that information in your own words and ways to people that may or may not read or enjoy it. It is a lot of effort and work for a maybe. Sounds like this path is not the way to go on Steem.
This is why I WILL support these people and take the time to sift through the 'number players' and find the posts that have the efforts and inputs for all to see.
So for those that post wonderful and meaningful (even contentious and honest) posts, I salute you! I thank you! I support you, and hope that others will do the same, in order to keep this platform from just becoming another Facebook wall, full of memes and meaningless copy and pastes (is that even a proper word here?).
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I also commit myself to keep trying to post things of some sort of value (most of the time anyway), so that those that decide to follow me, and take the time to comment and share, will at least not be disappointed all the time, even if my viewpoints and opinions are other than theirs or strange.
Should I fail in this, then perhaps those that feel similar to me in this regard will just nudge me in the right direction, and work with me to grow in the right direction.
Look forward to the rest of the journey my Steem friends!!
Justin