A Couple of Slow Days Later: Are You Still Out There?

in #life5 years ago (edited)

That's not a question for those who'd rather pretend I don't exist.
I think it's been getting quiet around here for a lot of people, lately.
What's up with that?
Are we getting bored?

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I suppose there's no point in complaining.

Business as usual, for me.

Have you noticed: My posts can be quite long at times.

If our content can exist and generate rewards, wouldn't it be wise to put in a solid effort? I think so.

If half of the rewards our content generates goes to those supporting it, shouldn't those supporting it have to earn those rewards as well? I think so.

LOL!

You folks voting with STEEM got a 100% raise recently!

That's right! You're getting paid more to consume and enjoy content. If I hear one more of you silly humans grumble about having to read a long article from me, my left eyelid will not only twitch, but it might just explode!

Of course, I'm just messing around, but there is some truth to that.

I admire this business model.

I think offering a cut to curators is the bee's knees and the cat's meow. Most of the competition out there with a similar business model takes a cut. Youtube for instance. Almost half of the ad revenue generated from an individual's content production effort goes straight to Google.

I'm certain most platforms offering revenue to producers take some kind of a cut. Your content is how they make money. That's just how it is.

Those supporting Youtube content — the fans and supporters — they get nothing.

Since a portion of all revenue generated from my work will always be going somewhere, of course, as a content producer, I prefer seeing that cut go to those who are the fans and supporters of my work, rather than enriching a select few who do not give two shits or a flying fuck about what I'm doing.

So of course, if I'm working hard to produce content, and you're getting paid to consume it, complaining about something like a post being too long just seems silly.

Take your time.

Enjoy.

That's what it's there for. That's why I'm paying you.

Anyway.

This is supposed to be an art post.

Something peculiar happens around here when it comes to art posts though.
Damned if you do and damned if you don't.

I could spend hours formulating a well-written article, story, or spectacle, and some might think the post is too long.

I could spend many more hours producing art, share that here as a finished product, and some might think the post is too short.

You've already seen about thirty to forty minutes worth of artistic effort here in this post, and maybe didn't pay much attention to it.

That's fine. It's only the thumbnail.

This also happened!

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You Took My Beans

Some of you who've been following and paying attention for a long while here in my world might recognize that style. It's yet another piece of a puzzle intended to go along with a much larger project I've been working on and will continue to work on for quite some time.

Bonus content!

Some 'behind the scenes' stuff.

Producing art and then blogging about the process isn't my style. I prefer to combine the art with some creative writing or life rambles, to help keep things fresh, rather than producing repetitiveness leading to monotony. This recent post is a fine example of that one-two combo I like to deliver.

I'm quite fond of this layer though:

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Most of the time required to produce You Took My Beans was spent on that portion. I think it's good enough to be a standalone piece, so I felt like showing that off here today as well.

Anyway.

I've a strange feeling it might be a bit of a ghost town around here after I hit that fancy post button, but I'll still be available to shoot the shit about whatever in the comment section if you're up for it.

Have a nice day.

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I feel like you are calling me out for not commenting too often so now I’m here in your comments. I’m half asleep and can’t form coherent thoughts, let alone sentences, but I’m here, lurking.

I view your visual art as your self portraits, am I completely wrong in thinking so?

No one cares 😳😂🤷🏼‍♂️

Half asleep? I ended up falling fully asleep. Didn't even notice until now. Had a dream about working in a shitty retail store. I was about to take a sweater and leave? So confusing.

Self portraits? No. These side profiles are just random thoughts. You'll see them on coins and inside pyramids. On playing cards. They're everywhere.

!BEER, just because I have not given enough out this week.



Hey @eveuncovered, here is a little bit of BEER for you. Enjoy it!

Hi NoNamesLeftToUse,
What kind of Artwork are those in your posting...?

My own creations, my own style, produced digitally.

Awesome...

Hello!? Anyone out there? 🤷🏼‍♂️😂

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Hey @stackin, here is a little bit of BEER for you. Enjoy it!

!BEER, just because I have not given enough out this week.

Yeh my feed has been quieter for a while now which has made it easier to keep up with and also means I actually have time to venture out into tags... when I don’t get distracted working on my own stuff which happened yesterday and then I kind of just dashed through my feed dropping upvotes before going to bed 😅 definitely not getting bored yet, just the usual life stuff happening in my case, don’t know about anyone else.

I do recognise the style, sadly I’m not smart enough to piece anything together so I’ll just enjoy the pieces and hope that maybe one day in the future you’ll explain all if the project is one of those that has a completion.

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My feed as well. Things were picking up for awhile though.

It's tough to be both roles. Producing the posts takes time.

The project has an end game but it'll take forever to get there. These days I can't focus on only one project. Kinda all over the place.

!BEER, just because I have not given enough out this week.



Hey @ryivhnn, here is a little bit of BEER for you. Enjoy it!

I hope you find that motherfucker who took your beans and then carve him into tiny bean-size pieces with your chainsaw.

To answer your question, no, I am not still out here.

You're still not here?!? Must have been you then. You took the beans!

I heard they were magic. I'm going to dig a hole in the frozen tundra that is my backyard and plant the beans in the hole and then sit here excitedly waiting for them to sprout when spring arrives next July.

It certainly sounds like you know your gardening techniques well. What kind of plant comes out of a bean anyway? I've always wondered.

I think planting beans is how you get fart flowers. But, if these are actually magic beans, who knows what's going to grow. I'm sure whatever I get will be entertaining.



Hey @brandt, here is a little bit of BEER for you. Enjoy it!

Thanks, that's awful thoughtful of you. How'd you know I like beer?

!BEER, just because I have not given enough out this week.

Thanks! That should keep me alive for at least another half hour.

Just thought I'd drop in and give you a upvote.. and make myself some money at the same time

!BEER, just because I have not given enough out this week.

Good call.. I love !BEER



Hey @bashadow, here is a little bit of BEER for you. Enjoy it!

Hey! That's why we're here... I think?



Hey @davedickeyyall, here is a little bit of BEER for you. Enjoy it!

I'm here. You might think it's quiet but we're all just skulking around here enjoying the art.



Hey @kansuze, here is a little bit of BEER for you. Enjoy it!

!BEER, just because I have not given enough out this week.

Is that one new? My reading comprehension is a little low right now due to a dog continually licking me, children "sleeping" but definitely not sleeping, and the scent of permanent marker I have been sniffing for the last hour while putting the finishing touches on a cardboard bulldozer. I believe you said it is new, in which case I think I see the connection to the series, because that profile looks rather familiar.

Yeah, you just can't make everyone happy (says the woman with a low readership and a whole ten fingers to point at various causes). I find myself criticizing my fluff words. Nobody is going to want to read all this, just get to the point. But art is in the fluff. Got to keep the fluff, or not, as the case may be.

Totally new. Just finished it today.

It's been a minute since I last sniffed markers. They used to be stronger and what happen to the friends that used to show up? Did they take that out of the markers?

It's quiet around here. I do my best to not take it personally. I write probably too often about the shortage of curators. Should be 100 to every content producer at least. Instead, we content producers who already spent all day writing, writing in comments. Of course it'll get quiet after awhile.



Hey @ginnyannette, here is a little bit of BEER for you. Enjoy it!

!BEER, just because I have not given enough out this week.

It's the spooky month, I think that is why it feels like a ghost town, but there does seem to be a slow down, I know I have not felt like doing much this last week other than play Civilization V for far to many hours this week, but being retired, I get to pretty much do as I please. So long form or short form, if it is fun to read it is fun to read. !BEER since I have not been handing enough out lately. I think I will give your other contented content readers a sip of beer also.

I haven't tried that game. Looks to be confusing to a noob like me. I've been hooked on Kerbal Space Program for years.

I'm not really a fan of all this beer spam. Is there a way to buy a round for all commentators under a post?

I understand, and will try to remember and not do it again.

I understand, and
Will try to remember and
Not do it again.

                 - bashadow


I'm a bot. I detect haiku.

Would you take it personally if I downvoted the spam, just to help clean things up and make the comment section a little easier on the eyes?

Not at all. We should all be able to control what we want yelled out in our homes or business establishments, so no I do not object.

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