Well, after several weeks of thinking it over and over, I am finally done.

Don't be silly, I am not quitting Hive. Far from it in fact! What I am quitting is my futile chase after that elusive #posh upvote.

Since the inception of Hive and even before with Steem I was constantly chasing after upvotes from #OCD, #GEMS, and several other groups.

My posts would bounce around from one community to the other with no apparent home. For some reason unknown to mere mortals, #powerhousecreatives has welcomed and accepted me and I feel that this is probably the best home currently for my material.

Don't get me wrong, I will still use the GEMS tag and the OCD tag, I think they are great communities and they do some awesome things on this blockchain.

What you won't see at the bottom of my posts is the #posh tag and here is my reasoning.

I understand there are a lot of people who use the tag. I also understand that they have limited curators and resources with which to work. It would be virtually impossible to hit all of the posts that deserve it. I get that.

However, if I am using the POSH tag for a period of four months five times a week, statistically I should receive at least one bump. That hasn't happened. Perhaps for the reasons I mentioned in the previous sentence.

Maybe it is because my posts make too much. After some investigation and questioning I found that was the case with the GEMS tag. Who knew, on a platform where we have seen posts make hundreds if not thousands of dollars consistently that receiving $10 for your posts would be considered too much.

I am obviously biased of course, but I think my content is pretty damn good. Witty at times, insightful, informative, thought provoking...

Living in the states, I know I am not going to be paying any bills with my earnings on Hive. The fact that I power everything that I earn ensures that as well. Do I think my content is worth hundreds of dollars? No. Do I think my posts are worth $30? You bet your ass.

Now, I know it sounds like I am complaining, but believe me, I am not. After writing a post a while ago about being content with what you get, I know I have no right to complain.

I just wanted to let people know if you have been hunting for that GEMS, OCD, or POSH upvote, you are not alone. I encourage you to keep striving for it. Me, I have made the decision to focus my efforts on bolstering the already quality content that is on #powerhousecreatives.

Will I still be doing some whale hunting here and there? Of course. Save a few purists like @steevc (much respect), we'd be lying if we said we weren't here to make a little coin some day.