22222 posts means I have added a little over 10% of my posts on the Steem blockchain in the last 2 months. I was averaging 800 posts a month at that rate but for the last 2 months I have averaged 1100. I really have no idea how....
Does engagement matter?
The jury might be out when it comes to adding financial value to an account but, it definitely matters when it comes to the relationship one might have with Steem. In my experience, it is those who engage who tend to make it through the bear markets and all of the other drama on the platform. It is funny that while most initiatives aim to keep people here through votes, it is the conversation that has value.
I guess it is like the difference between job and friend relationships, if one doesn't get paid at work they leave, one doesn't expect to get paid by friends. Although, friends don't mind shouting a round of drinks from time to time - most employers still don't like drinking on the job however.
I enjoy the conversation on the posts and I hope that more people would spend time having a little fun under there too - and especially reading the comments of others. It is great to engage with the author but, it is even better to create relationships in groups as people get to know each other and eventually, build and become part of the various communities throughout the blockchain.
What I find is that those who have the tendency to comment deeper than just with the author generally end up sticking around much longer. I think this is because rather than focusing on those posting, there is emphasis on those who also like to comment, those who like to engage and this leads to a group of people who interact all over the platform and across many authors together. That is pretty cool. Not only does it make interaction more enjoyable when there are people talking and joking, it adds a lot of volume to an author's post. I really like it when friends have a bit of a conversation on my post and share some inside jokes.
It is nonsense when there are highly rewarded accounts that feel that they don't have to reply to any of the comment they get. In my opinion, stop voting on them, stop commenting on them, stop caring about them at all.... I think the French for it is, fuckem.
On that note, perhaps I should write about something else:
Taraz
[ a Steem original ]
