I've now been on Steemit for about a month, and I'm not sure how I feel about it.
I want to feel like my time here isn't wasted.
I like the idea of Steemit. I really do. I have enjoyed finding an outlet for some of my content here, and it's been nice dedicating a bit more time to writing. I haven't posted nearly as much as I had wanted to when I signed up and got started, and there are several reasons for that:
- I just haven't had as much time as I'd like. I think everyone shares that sentiment.
- I feel discouraged when I put up a solid piece that just disappears into the abyss.
- I see a lot of garbage being upvoted; this system feels very broken sometimes.
- Getting rewarded isn't even my goal. My goal is to be heard, but noone is listening.
- Nevermind, the bots are listening. So many bots...
It just feels like, for a comment and post-driven community, half the comments and posts are either from spammers or bots. It's the very strange and unfortunate result of incentivizing the ability to share your art and opinion without regulation.
There have been a lot of good things too, though.
I have discovered many different artists and writers whose work, like mine, has been overlooked by the community. I have met many cool people from the discord community, as well, who have welcomed me with open arms. I am grateful to have gotten in on Steemit if for no other reason than getting to meet those people.
I think there is a lot of potential in what Steemit can do. I just don't think it's there yet.
In conclusion,
I hope that I start to feel more connected with this community. Sort of like how it feels in the Discords. There are some very interesting characters in those channels, but it doesn't seem to translate to Steemit itself. It's odd, considering that Steemit is the very basis for those channels.
I wonder, how many of you felt like I do now after your first week/month/year?
Has Steemit burned any of you out on blogging or posting to this platform? Does such resistance push to to work even harder? By what metrics did you judge your success when you first started out?
Have a good day!!
