So, I was thinking.... Since joining Steemit a few days ago, I'm still making my way around, learning the ropes, figuring out what it is, who the prime movers and shakers, (and whales are). Also trying to see what's the best way for me to share, what to share, and how that might impact followers, find an opportunity to provide value, and evaluate the best prospects for networking, community and type, and what impact steemit might have on my content, & to what extent it could be detrimental in google's eyes vs posting to my own site.
I've had the newbie excitement that this could be the new-next-big-thing. And as internet wisdom goes, early adopters are favored. & to participate in what may be an interesting social experiment.
I've had the frustration of posting an
#introduceyourself post without a photo & could not change it later. Then somehow I found some very useful posts on verification, how to work with steemit etc., who the influencers are, and promptly lost them. There is no faq that tells people "how" steem really works.
The thought of being economically rewarded for writing, as I am a writer of sorts, is interesting.
But there is one nagging thought about introducing the economic principle here and it is this. It's work. Labor. Effort. Designed as contest. With a bit of community roulette.
When I started on Twitter, by contrast, it was fun. Easy and fun. Intuitive. Obvious. Same thing the first time I played Angry Birds, till 2 am, to the chagrin of my eldest who woke up hearing the cackling birds.
Shouldn't this be fun? What's the net impact of introducing an economic reward? What does introducing an economic principle take away? Does it introduce a pressure to earn? Does it reward or challenge authenticity?
I think that blogging rewards on Steemit should be regarded as something lying halfway between "payment" for good work and. ..points earned in a gamified social network. If you look at Steemit this way, big questions are a bit less compelling, perhaps.
Interesting view. Still wondering about the fun part. Are we regenerating "work" here?
For myself, you have hit the nail exactly on the head. When I was just blogging on my own, I was doing it because it was fun, and an outlet for creativity. It didn't matter that I wasn't making money because there was really no expectation to. With the large dollar values attached to many posts on Steemit, it has introduced almost an anxiety around my writing, will it be liked, will it earn, etc.? Why am I not making money? Part of that is of course the quality of my own content, and some people may be less cognizant of this fact than others for various reasons, but the energy is definitely there. Thank you for sharing this post.
I'm glad you replied @transcendfinance I know I'm not the only one feeling it. Economic value tends to skew the "making it" for "faking it" After all, good writers write and sell books. Or attract clients already. They earn based on interest. For my own sake I'm going to stick to authentic, cuz i have to live with myself. Otherwise, what's the point? It's commercial in trade as usual and there are other ways to earn money that may pay better.
Anyone feeling "performance anxiety?"
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Hi! This post has a Flesch-Kincaid grade level of 5.2 and reading ease of 80%. This puts the writing level on par with Jane Austen and JK Rowling.
Interesting post. Well done :)
Thanks. How about a vote up, @msjennifer?
@msjennifer is a spambot unfortunately. You'll note the two upvotes on "her" comment, both also from spambots.