It's only been a little over 2 months for me sense joining the Steemit community! This isn't a long time for sure but it seems like a lifetime to me already! I feel like my eyes have been opened to new ways of commerce that I never would have thought possible. In a day in age where we're so accustom to getting bombarded with ads and being told what is interesting to you based on an algorithm, it's been tough trying to connect with likeminded people. The clutter provides a barrier that's difficult to overcome on conventional social networks.
Out of nowhere, it seems Steemit is changing everything! The platform aligns incentives in such a way that it rewards its loyal users with compensation. Get paid for what you already do. I really enjoy learning and researching topics. Steemit is a platform that allows me to research and share information and get paid in the process. Talk about the right incentives!
Whether Steemit ultimately survives or not really isn't the point I'd like to focus on most. It's the fact that Steemit has changed the game. Never again, will we as a community of people, let shady business models such as selling your personal information to make money, take over our collective conscience. A rewards based system such as Steemit has put the power back in to the communities hands and built a platform for engagement that has changed the course of the future!
I'm looking forward to the next couple years here on Steemit! Steem on!!
