RE: Grandpa Gotta Cook—CARNITAS: Crockpot Style
I know exactly what you’re saying about the curations. Sometimes I have to remind myself not to be so irritated because I’ll post an article with hours upon hours of effort that I believe deserves recognition and nothing! I’d be lying if I said it doesn’t frustrate me at times and throw an only child attitude. But then, like you said, I’m pleasantly surprised at times when an unexpected article gets picked up... who knows?? Not me—that’s for sure.
Remember the politics question awhile back? True story: So far, on two separate occasions by two different people, I was asked “where are you from?” I tell them... then they respond “do you mind if I ask you a question?” I say “ask me anything you’d like!” ...”What do you think of Trump?” Haha!! He’s not just the punchline of jokes in the states, sir. If anything, even more so in England.
Have a great weekend, Glen. I just saw you released a foodfight, I’ll make my way over there.
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Hey, @dandays.
I'm not sure what they thought of him before he made some Brexit remarks, but now he's supposedly took over their politics. Kind of like he forces everything upon us or something like that.
re: curation
Yeah. I kind of wish there was more curation happening on a regular basis for the established folks, but I guess they take pity when they see we're still not making a dollar. Or something like that. I know they have rules, and they should, so I can't get too bitter about it. There's more than just us out there.
I did learn early on, though, way before I got here, that there's a balance that needs to be struck between hours put into a post or any kind of writing and the reward. If it isn't seen by enough people, it's not going to do well, regardless. If it's not something people like, same deal. So, the same rules apply here as anywhere else, even if we like to think we've got more of a corner on things.
The fact of the matter is, visibility is still low, and unless you're willing to do certain things to up that visibility, it just takes longer and longer to get it.
The wise words of Mr. Brethsen. Very well said, sir. There’s been many 0’ times I’ve questioned myself, ‘maybe I shouldn’t mention things like this... or that... maybe it’s because I didn’t mention...’ etc etc and before I get too involved with what I could’ve or should’ve switched I remind myself to just keep being me. At the end of the day, if I don’t alter my style for the audience and remind myself to be thankful for as much love as I get just for being myself—I tend to be thankful for having this platform even with the small amount of foot traffic because my (our) audience is authentic. Like this current conversation for example.
It’s nice to have an avenue to release our thoughts. That’s the important part, it’s just the part I tend to forget because I allow myself to get overwhelmed with why’s and why not’s. I’m glad you share a similar opinion—‘it’s not just me!’
It’s always a pleasure reading your responses—this one in particular. Happy Sunday.