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RE: Steemians: Hold Your Horses...STEEM Development is Long-Term
I agree with you 100%. Problem is that many users come to Steemit with an idea of quick earning. Steemit should be used like any other social network, for FUN. One nice addition make Steemit better than other social networks, you can earn money while having fun. If you think like that, than you are not worrying about short term things.
@cicbar You hit upon a huge point.
And one that is not the fault of the developers or Steemit. They are not the ones out there promoting the idea. In fact, they get hammered for not promoting at all.
The problem lies with all the Steemians on facebook and youtube doing the marketing of saying come to STEEM and make $15K in a day.
Those are the ones who are causing the harm on that end of things.
+1 😁
@cicbar is right. Anyone doing this just for money hasn't looked at how they might feel if they didn't really like creating a work of art, be it a blog, a painting or a video, or a song. I've been watching rock and roll documentaries on Netflix and the one thing that I see consistently happening is that the love of the craft has a better chance of winning.
Great examples include The Beatles and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Both were poor when they started. Anyone doing show business just for the money would quit long before they hit the big time. Both of those acts consisted of performers that loved what they did so much, that they could keep going until hit a success.
This is my attitude with Steemit and any other interface that I can use to write, share and get rewarded for it. I love writing. My love for writing will carry me through to success. My love for writing is the fuel I need to persevere, the low payouts, the disappointments as the case may be. I keep my expectations low and practice my craft here.
It is the love of the act of creation that is the harbinger of success on Steemit, or Busy.org, or DTube or DSound, and on and on.