RE: Crossing the 10K Steem Power Barrier
I ain't gonna start curating porn, but if you know someone who does, that's hilarious.
I had to read that twice to be sure I wasn't seeing things... ;) THAT was hilarious
That aside, you make some interesting and valid points. I know there was a reason to come back here - and I had this open before I saw it was today's suggestion in PHC.
I have only managed two posts in the last while, no three. Largely because things have been pretty hectic outside the Steemit and virtual world and because as the previous two posts suggest, there has been "stuff" in my head. One got me one of the biggest payouts I've ever had and the one posted a week ago, exceeded expectations. I have no idea why because it was a "hello, I live and breathe" post. Returns on curation - I've just looked at Steemworld and Steem Supply - for me, are negligible.
I take three things away from this post:
Steem reward into which I shall look more closely (with my huge 1k head of Steem :D
The value (not) of comment votes and curation for me. I have long preferred to respond to a comment than vote on it although I have, of late, got lazy. Now, I'll say something or not at all.
More importantly, as I said all along when I heard about HF21/22, the blockchain needs content creators. Now, with the demise of bidbots, we are seeing the benefit even if the rewards are split 50:50. If my post of a week ago tomorrow is anything to go by, then my sweat equity will be rewarded in ways it hasn't been up to now. It also may be to my benefit to post less often and to spend more time on crafting what I consider to be more worthy posts.
Thanks for the confusing (not) ramble
Fiona
PS I'm calling over @blockurator and @quillfire because your observations may be of interest to them.
The porn thing was a bit of a joke, but there is actually a token for it. There's a legit reason for an alt account.
I've also slowed down posting as I deal with other stuff. I'm engaging and curating more too which takes up a lot of time (glad the rewards were increased).
1k of Steem is more than enough for a top 10000 account. Think about what that will mean if there are millions of active users.
We definitely need content creators. Focusing on higher quality posts will certainly pay off. I hope the trend of bigger rewards for quality continues as it is really encouraging. Hopefully, we can stay above the curve in terms of quality if this is the case. Now that bots are gone, next is vote trading.
I don't miss voting comments at all. I only voted this one because it is very thoughtful and I appreciate that you put in a lot of time and effort. I'll still upvote these kinds of comments.
A token for porn? Well, it takes all kinds, even old fuddy duddies like me! lol
The comment vote is much appreciated as is your taking the time to read and comment.
Vote trading: now that's a whole new thing that never entered my head. Of course people always find ways of working the system. It's going to be interesting.