Some Steemians reckon that steemit will overtake Facebook.
I really, really beg to differ.
There is one thing that FB makes allowance for, which steemit doesn't, and that is intimacy. For instance, on FB, we congratulate our friends and family on their birthdays. I'm sure no one here at steemit, except for those who have privy to my personal info, knows when it's my birthday.
On FB I share my grandchildren's ups and downs, like how well they did at school this year. The pride at how well my one grandson, who is suffering from Tourette's Syndrome, is doing since he started taking medication. The love, support and sympathy we experienced when my mom died last year. No one on steemit really knows whether I'm having a wonderful or a horrible day, whether I'm healthy or sick, whether I need company or need to be alone, or how both my brothers-in-law who are terminally ill, or my sister who urgently needs a job after her husband died in June this year, are coping at this moment. My friends and family on FB do.
I love steemit, don't get me wrong. But it's a totally different cup of tea, and can't be compared to anything else, least of all FB. There will always be a place for FB (although you don't "earn" any money or power of whatever there), and a place for steemit where I can showcase my photos a bit, and maybe share a few controversial ideas anonymously without worrying about my kids disowning me!
Take care, and don't overindulge! Remember, January is a very long month!
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