Or why I haven't blogged since Sunday
I knew that I would not be continuing to post every day but right now, I don't feel much like blogging at all. For me blogging here is kind of personal, it is very much tied to me. So, if I don't feel okay then I cannot write.
Today I decided to switch that around and in true blogger form write about why I don't feel like writing a post right now.
Where to start? Since you're here you likely know that I am mostly a photography blogger. And as such every now and then I enter one of the many different photo contests here on Hive as they give me a nudge to take photos or look through my extensive photo library and - most importantly - publish a post.
My favorite photo contests are Monomad in the Black&White Community, BeachWednesday, and SunThursday by 
Being the winner meant that I'd be the next round's judge. That is a pretty tough job yet I think I got some really nice winners, at least for BeachWednesday.
I was a bit more limited for SunThursday since there weren't that many entries but I did my best and picked three. They were regular participants, and also previous winners. Only to learn a couple of days ago that two of them are cheaters.
They are one and the same person, multi-accounting to farm Hive from photo contests and probably sharing the same photos after extensive editing. I wonder if those are even their own photos... Both accounts (kohsamui99 and tinman88) have been downvoted and also blacklisted by Hivewatchers.
But - per other comments from long-standing Hivians these two were are part of a bigger group of multi-account cheating. The problem is - the cheaters will be back in no time I am sure. New account - new luck. And this is making me very sad, and just the thought of it blocks my creativity.
Then today I learned on Discord that 
WTF - people! Is really everything just about the one thing? Money??
And these Spring Training tournaments don't even pay out money, the only thing you get are NFTs residing on the WAX chain. Of course - you can sell those and make money... Le sigh!!
Bots taking the fun out of playing Splinterlands
Cheaters taking the joy out of entering photo contests and blogging
What's next? And what am I doing here?
Yeah, so that's why I am having a bit of a hard time posting right now. Some may think that I am overly sensitive, and, yeah, I guess there is truth in it, I should just shrug it off and say f*** it! But sometimes I just can't. And today is one of those times. So I thought instead to rant a little here in this community 馃榾.
Here's hoping for a better (post) tomorrow!
And since yellow is the color of hope I will leave you with one of my photos. Thanks for listening!
Best,
(Ocean) Bee
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