I started actively contributing to this platform since a couple of weeks. There are some things I want to mention in my post.

Quality content

Since I started I try to pick out blog posts which I think deserve upvoting and a comment. Maybe “deserve” is not the best word, but let’s be honest that some posts require so much more energy and time to write & share than a one-liner or a quote being shared. No offense :)

I think people who put a lot of thinking, energy and time into a post should and even must be supported by the community. Of course, the content of the post is important, in order to draw attention, but even if content is not quite catchy, I can classify a blog post where the blogger has put a lot of effort, upvote and comment worthy. That’s why I try to interact and upvote posts which I read and not fall into my interests.

Regardless of the content, the point I try to make is that we need to support quality content creators.

Human interaction

I see a lot of posts having such high upvotes but so few comments. When I write a piece and share, of course I would like to get as many upvotes as possible. But I value the comments more, because the commenter took time to read my post, did some thinking about it, and took time and effort to write a comment. I think that if we want this platform to grow and reach a wider audience, we need to increase the human interaction A LOT!

We don’t need to agree with the author, but we can give our own insight and share this so that the author and other readers can consider the alternative views to a specific subject. I don’t see a lot of posts where there is a disagreement. Maybe people are afraid of downvotes? Regardless, we should raise our voice and explain our point of view even in case of a disagreement. Well, especially in case of a disagreement! What can we learn from each other if we always agree with each other right? Where is the challenging factor then??

Please don’t be afraid to raise your voice. Because even if the majority disagrees, this is your VALUABLE opinion.

Again I want to emphasize the need for human interaction in the posts. Let the author know what you think. Provide feedback. If we want this platform to grow, we need more interaction!

Thanks for reading. I hope to see comments, even if you don’t agree with me on some points.