I woke a few hours ago at about 3 am with a bit of a fever and haven't been able to fall back to sleep. I'll have to be up in an hour so there is no point in trying to get sleep now.
May as well write something.
I think that in the not too distant future (remember I look long) Steem is going to surprise many people. I have always had the feeling that it is going to break expectations, but there is not so much middle ground, it is do well, or it is nothing.
I reckon a lot of projects that felt they had a good value proposition realized that they have not much else but speculation going for them, but Steem doesn't even have that. I am glad about that because all though people like they hype, if there is no foundation for it to fall upon, it will wither to nothing. When Steem had the highest value, not much was getting done and only in the last year of lows has the entrepreneurial grind from the community really taken place.
While I think that a lot of people are doing a lot of hoping, I believe that hope is one of the driving forces of the innovators position, the entrepreneurs mindset that creates the activity to build. If people don't believe that the future can be better, that success is possible, not many are going to work for it. Hope feeds motivation.
I find it interesting how some people don't have much hope for Steem yet still spend their time here. Don't thsy have something better to do, something they feel they can support to succeed? Seems a little ridiculous to waste time on Steem, don't it?
I would say that based on their actions, their words are a lie. They still hope Steem will do well, because they are here - and if they hope it will fail so they are here to see that, they are pathetic. Plenty of pathetic people in this world though, the internet is crawling with them.
However, this has likely always been the way, it is just more visible now. There has always been more naysayers than doers, more "it'll never work" statements than people who work toward it happening. While there is plenty of engineered imbalance in the outcomes, there is a reason why some people will always do better than average, sand there is a reason why average people are negative on those who outperform them.
Jealous much?
I wonder how much negativity comes down to envy and desire to have what others earned. People often make the assumption that if they put their mind to something, they could do it too. It is bullshit.
Not everyone can do everything no matter the effort put in because, each of us are different and therefore are predisposed to probabilities of outcomes. However, those who work toward their goals will consistently outperform those that don't. The consistency and patience required is a hurdle in itself though and most underestimate how long something will take.
Most projects run late because expectations of time required are misaligned with reality. There are always unexpected events and setbacks that either shift the time line or require planning adjustments and it is here that many will falter. Because things didn't go to plan or schedule, they believe that the results are out of reach and give up.
As said, there is a reason why some in life get better results than most in life. While luck plays a large part, perseverance is required. People act like 3 years on Steem is along time to work - a career is 40. A good career is a lifetime.
Some people are better suited to risk and early adoption than others and the speculative coins attract risk takers, while Steem also welcomes anyone to try their hand, to take ownership of experience and digital real estate. The high rate of churn is testament to how many people are not cut out for startup life, the high amount of emotional swing is indicative of how many are not cut out for entrepreneurial decision making.
Having hope is one thing, having the skills and mindset to cope under various types of pressure are other factors entirely.
"I wish that I could, I wish that I earned, I wish that I had..."
Lots of wishing going on and there seems to be more wishers than workers willing to do what it takes.
Time to wake up.
Taraz
[ a Steem original ]