Personally, I am like you, I love engagement. It can be intellectual, philosophical, heart-to-heart - a learning experience or simply a moment shared. So for me, that is what brightens my day most, seeing people engaging on my posts and responding to my comments on theirs. I remember what it was like to be brand new on Hive (just 11 months ago) and to feel so lost and flailing in the water... and then how nice it felt when people started reading what I was writing, commenting on my posts, and reciprocating in the effort to build relationships. So I try to help people too in the little ways that I can as a way to pay it forward too. The #heyhaveyamet tag is another great place to find new writers on Hive. And it really is great seeing new writers joining the platform all the time! Of course, it is nice to get the upvotes too, but we can't rely on whales or curation groups favouring our posts... so it is simply nice to be appreciated when we do get them. I also put many hours into my posts, especially my short stories, from conception to research, to writing, and editing. If I only did it for the financial capital, I most certainly would not still be doing it lol. But I love writing and the social capital is worth it❣️ I have connected with a few beautiful souls on this platform over the year that I have been here, and I feel truly blessed in that regard. There have been posts, especially in the early days, that earned almost nothing, that I wish I could repost now so that I could share them with more people... (wouldn't it be nice if Hive allowed posts say more than a year old to be reshared? - maybe one per month per account?) Actually, I do share some of them through Dreemport, which helps to get more eyes on my content and opens them up for engagement again. And I share new posts there too. Ask me about it if you're interested... would love to see you sharing your writing there regularly too 🤗 (@blackdaisyft shares there regularly too 😊) !ALIVE !PIZZA

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