Steemit Is A Solitary Pursuit

I have read several posts lately about what is next for Hive account@steemit and what needs to be done to make it grow. I like all the enthusiasm, I really do but can we really thrives as a social media platform the way we are set up.

I have always maintained that Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest have spent the better part of a decade training people how to consume, produce and share content. That content is short form. That's just the way it is.

Those who hate short form content, downvote it and label it as shit content are just plain wrong. Further, the content does not need to have broad appeal. It only needs to appeal to the author's network. This is what makes social media platforms grow. Each is responsible for their own network and nobody else should care what that content is.

Many here feel like this is only a blogging platform. It is modeled after an irrelevant platform like Medium. I know what you are saying, Medium is awesome. It is, but it is a niche and the majority of social internet users are not members, authors and probably don't even know about it.

If we want to thrive we must embrace short form content and allow people to behave as if they were on Instagram or Facebook without freaking out. That is where the influencers will come from and with proper training and a welcoming community, they will slowly bring their followers over when they realize monetization works for both.

Steem is cheap enough right now that anyone who wants it can have it. Stock up and enjoy the future prices when the masses file in instead of worrying so much about the rewards pool. We have a problem with human nature right now. Money and Power = Greed and that makes it hard for people to realize how to grow things properly.

Right now I see steemit as a solitary pursuit. I have very few followers, readers or commentors. The only exception is @Steem.leo . I feel like when I post in Steem.leo there are people actually there reading and interacting. But, it still isnt enough.

When I post on Facebook I get 50 to 100 interactions per post. Here I'll get 3 to 5. Don't get me wrong. I love steemit. I have a great time by myself on here trying to earn pennies. I love Hive account@typenearnblog Hive account@beerlover 's Beer Token and I'm part of a trail that supports me.

But other than that it is boring. Nobody is reading, or if they are, they aren't voting. I'm not dying to check my feed to see what my peeps are up to or anything like that. I miss Hive account@share2steem . That was a great dapp that needs to come back because it helped me recruit new steemians.

So let's see what happens here other than the downvotes from those ghost accounts that were all made after the fork and have no sp lol. Let's make Steemit Fun!