What is More Important, a Million Dollars or a Million Friends?
I have been on Steemit for just a couple of days and had a total breakthrough on the last couple of hours.
When my friend @joblessjake told me about this platform I thought “great, here is a way to make easy money” and spent the next two days glued to my computer trying to crack the code to make quick money on Steemit. In the meantime I went through all sorts of emotions: disappointment to see my posts get no votes, excitement when I got my first $2 post and disappointment again when I saw that I was still posting with no traction.
In the meantime I have also seen tons of posts and comments get all sorts of $$$$ and that has made me jealous, angry, sad and so on. So of course, I kept pushing and pushing to climb up the Steemit ladder. I guess this is a bit similar to the famous rat race.
Eventually I gave up, I figured that I am just not lucky enough, or maybe my personality sucks, or that I have nothing interesting to share, or no charisma… It was quite depressing…
But then I said “fuck it! I am just going to be me” and posted my first introduction I thought it was perfect and was excepting to see lots of upvotes and $$$ from it, but it only made $4, again, I was disappointed… UNTIL….
Until I saw some of the comments I got on that post, at least half a dozen people appreciating my honesty, my vulnerability, my personality and then I realized….
I rather make a million friends than a million dollars. I rather share my true thoughts and talk about what really matters to me, even if it gets 1/1000 of the money that some random meme post gets. I want to be me and I want people to know me and see me, I want my “followers” to be people that really appreciate who I am. If the money comes, great, but in the meantime I want to surround myself with loving people, if that means more money, great, but I will take friends over money anyway.
LOVE TO YOU ALL
You can't have a million friends.
lol, why not? :)
I'd take 5 of each.
@brunotreves Definitely having some cognitive dissonance going on over here but I am going to have to go with the million dollars and use it to enrich the lives of 10 of my friends in a meaningful way other than have a million less meaningful encounters. Just my 0.000008 btc!
hahahahaha, awesome response! I love the creativity spin to it! :)
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Neither. A select group of solid trust-worthly friends (If you find 3 in your life you are lucky), and enough to live comfortably and provide for your family, and a some for charity and that's all you need period. Life is not about either quantity nor currency.
Nice, I loved your balanced perspective on this. Thanks for sharing :)
Years of searching to find this to be the truth. I'm 39 as a reference point, and I have made a shitload of life mistakes lol. I've also been broke as a joke, and currently make a lot of money. Doesn't matter either way, but a certain amount of $ helps make things easier, but not happier.
Thanks for the aged wisdom ;) I appreciate your input very much. :)
np. take that and find your truth.
thanks for your post wich a great day for you :D
It depends where you are.. If you are a Forex Trader, I think $1 million would serve you a little more..
But if you're on Steemit... I'd think otherwise :D :D :D
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hahahahaha good point!
one friend with massive steempower who loves you unconditionally. That's the answer.
lol, I am cracking up
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but it is the truth. I have one. He cares for people without conditions. i used to think he was silly, now I think he's closer to a saint.
I know what you mean, I have a couple of friends like that, they are not on Steemit but they just give give give without asking anything in return. Such an inspiration!
Invest in the community! best answer! :)
yes!!!!!!!!!
Maybe with our crypto life styles we can have both?
I certainly hope so :)