During the past few days, I've had the growing realization that this platform is dangerous for my mental health. Ever since I joined Steemit I've dealt with some pretty strong emotions. There has been lots on enthusiasm and excitement, the occasional RAGE, but most annoyingly I've felt this constant, aching frustration! And it came from a combination of things.
The first was probably my perfectly human envy at seeing other people make more money than I am, and some of them on pretty poor content.
Another thing that bothered me was the uncertainty in my ability: are my posts not good enough or is this system not acknowledging my GENIUS? (insert laughing emoji)
Besides, every time I wrote an article I felt a bit like it was Christmas Eve. You expect something magical to happen in the morning, then you wake up to realize you have no friends and don't believe in Santa. So you got NOTHING!
Recently I discovered the voting bots and guess what? Now I'm losing money paying them to make sure you guys get to read what I write, because hey, I believe in myself!
A couple of days ago I politely argued with a few people in the comments of this post: https://steemit.com/steemit/@corina/a-little-encouragement-for-newbies-and-minnows about the issues and needs of Steemit. It is still a young platform, and even though I believe in its potential, I can clearly see that many users are giving up; and for good reason.
When you get introduced to this place you first hear about the reward system, and you're pretty sure you'll get rich. With big expectations, disappointment is even greater when you face the above mentioned experiences.
