Thanks for the sweet mention, @flipstar!
I'm deeply impressed by the wave of feedback I have been receiving on my post so far. I kept it pretty short in order to not make a big thing out of it, but apparently the complete opposite happend now :-)
As mentioned in my reply on @abh12345's comment: to me that was a gut decision. I'm just not excited about this anymore, and creating content has become very uninspiring since the level of engagement has been decreasing dramatically. Everything seems to be automated, there is no social thrill anymore, no "oh-my-God-a-whale-voted-for-my-post-heartattacks".
I never said that in public, but I literally shed a tear when @thejohalfiles voted my "hey-i-just-bought-a-piece-of-land-with-Steem-announcement" to the trending page. The video is only 45 seconds long, and I surely would've double checked on my hair styling if I had known that this would become my most visible post ever, haha
Maybe I'm going to write a book about all those anecdotes one day, who knows :-)
Again, thanks for the nice shoutout, that was a very sweet move!
Well...you left your mark here so dont be too surprised it is turning into a bigger thing.
You have been here way longer than me but I remember as well how it was getting my first bigger vote and when glitterfart voted me into trending once I took all my friends out for dinner.
The only bot I remember was randowhale and it had not a big impact.
I ve noticed a decrease of my try hard this time I get a whale vote writtings and nowadays it does not really matter what I post anymore...
I hope you find the adventures you are looking for and wish you all the best and tip my head what you have done for steem and achieved here.