RE: Commenting - waste of time
18 hours is a lot, too much and it sounds to me like your wife is right. Perhaps you will be rewarded one day although you never engaged with those at home. Is it worth the price you way and the aching hand or arm?
Are we our own king or unnoticed forced to do things we can not afford? There are many doing way better and they have time for a life next to Steemit.
By the way I don't complain about an extra task like curator or the teaching team. What I described already existed 5-6 years ago. We can pretend commenting is the key and I promoted that actively and still do as sc04 so I can reward a comment, but I didn't make friends by commenting and it didn't bring me anything. So the key of connecting lies somewhere else because if it comes to it: commenting generates more comments, comments again and another flood arrives, there's no time to answer everyone let alone engage. Leaving a message behind in the comment line is not the same as engagement. Engagement only works if we keep the conversation open.
What did you paint lately?
P.s Can be I am harsh or typical Dutch and say it without "poespas" (interesting word combination poes = cat / puss but female not like" puss in boots"
Enjoy our evening and take care your hand doesn't change in a claw-like mine!
What you're doing and your goal is perfectly fine, but I've noticed that people get bored with lengthy comments here. Because there's no chance of reward.
Some people prefer to post four times a day, thinking that maybe they'll get a vote on one of them and their work will be done. In such a situation, there's no possibility of keeping the comments open.
The most common thing here is ignorance. Or maybe people don't want to read or involve in lengthy discussions because they think it will hurt their image.
Today, I taught my son to paint, and he made a lovely painting. which I am thinking to share in engagement challenge. 😊
I always upvote comments and I upvote many a day. The main issue is also the Steemian who doesn't upvote himself but expects others will upvote him. Once or twice I go to my replies and upvote everyone I read/replied. It's not too much asked and it went rather fast.
By now I no longer care about CSI and upvoting different people just to make my CSI look good. Why should I? A good comment deserves a vote. It would be good if everyone would join and understand a comment is not written within 2 minutes and someone took the time to write back.
I don't find it an excuse to say: I have no time or I can't write, it's about priorities and everyone has time to write 3 comments per day. But why do that if you can post and earn and it only took you 5 minutes to do so? And this is indeed ignorance or the "why should I invest" attitude.
I am looking forward to seeing what your son painted. Tag me and I hope I find you between all the notifications.
A great day to you
No one can remain good with someone for long if the other person is not paying attention. The only solution is to treat others the way they treat us. I've said before that we can't correct anyone because they are correct in their own selves.
So, don't think too deeply ( Dont take it seriously)and do what you think is right. You are free to act as you want. I posted 'Painting Like A Child' just a few minutes ago. But I didn't mention you in it because I read your comment late (just now).
TReat the other like they treat you.. the world will be in war soon.
Super I have a look.
Isn't it a war, but it's a different that only the brain is involved in it. But perhaps that time is not far off...