HAVE WE REACHED THE DEATH OF STEEMIT?
Perhaps there has been more doom and gloom around here lately, but let's be honest.
Through thick and thin here on steemit over the past 2+ years @papa-pepper has been able to maintain a certain positive, optimistic attitude. So, when I look around at the incredible loss of users, the drop in value of STEEM, and the recent HF20 aftermath, how do I process it and what is my honest evaluation?
THE DEATH OF STEEMIT, OR JUST ANOTHER PURGE?
As many of you may have suspected, I have not lost hope in the least. Sure, HF20 could have went better, but the community and platform will continue. Anytime a mess like that happens some people will lose hope, just like when the value of STEEM drops.
At such times, many will abandon ship, only to return when the increase in value returns. It is times like these that periodical "purges" happen. The "come for the quick cash - bail on the community" type will quickly move on and lose interest. It's happened before and it'll happen again. Interestingly enough, many of those who bail at such times and return when things get better are often the first to bail out next time too.
It's much like the difference between people who get divorced and remarried when things get hard, only to repeat the process the next time things get rough. Others, who make it past the "rough seas" in their marriage come out all the stronger because of it, and are able to maintain a lasting relationship.
So, what's my point? My point is simple. In my opinion, many of us long-term steemians have been through worse here already. Hopefully, we won't have to go through even worse in the future, but we have made it this far. STEEM being below one dollar is much better than STEEM being below a dime. If now is the time for many steemians to bail, then those who remain will be all the more tight-knit and bonded together. It's times like these that the real community will shine through, and my belief is that we will be able to experience even brighter days ahead, while others will be long gone. In typical @papa-pepper style, I'll be right here, doing what I do.
Many may let their username die, but steemit will live on.
Until next time…
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Steemit is far from dead. I think you said it right when you called it a purge The impatient, insincere, and greed driven people will leave for perceived greener pastures, leaving a closer knit, more focused community to forge ahead. I'm also in for the long haul
Very, very well said! That should have been my post!
You are my hero. and I am here too. I believe in Steemit! Some time ago I even transferred btc into steem. My belief in steem is more than in btc.)))) I was away for some time due to personal circumstances and I will be back within a month, I hope. I keep looking your posts and respect you for keep doing that! Steemit rules and very soon situation will change to the best!
Glad to see you here still too! Be blessed @aksinya!
Everyting's gon be alright...
Get up stand up and fight!
Burnin' and Lootin' all night,
No woman no cry know why?
'Cuz everything's gonna be alright!
Hard Times come to grow you and make you stronger. I for one am committed to steemit for the Long Haul. Quitters only succeed at quitting. But I know steemit has given me rebirth since my sweetheart passed away in 2016 and for that I'm grateful and I'm here to stay. Thank you my friend.
And you know that we are blessed to have you here! Thanks @enjoywithtroy!
sir papa-pepper! when I think of steemit I think of papa-pepper. No one represents what steemit stands for better than you!
LOL - Then I hope it doesn't die!
I don't think Steemit is dead, but I do think that those who did nothing but spam are going to have a harder time on here now, so hopefully we have lost most of them! Great post! Is that your wedding picture by the way? I see a resemblance
Death to the SPAM
No meat in a CAN!
Lol!!
An interesting commentary.
And i agree with you.
Steem will weather through this storm.
And fair weather friends, are not friends at all.
But when you log onto steemit in the morning a see what has happened.
And the first thought is, "Oh God, they didn't..."
And after some research, it is, "Oh crap, they did."
And then the developers are all like, "we've got it, ain't no big deal" when you know that it is a huge deal so bad that it needs to be unwound...
So, i can't go along with your statement, "HF20 could have went better". It couldn't have gone better. As a programmer, i saw what they did.
It was sorta like, we are flying along in a jet airplane, and the techs say we are just going to upgrade the fan blades in the jet engine, while flying, while the jet engine is spinning. Sure it could be done by someone with super-speed to whom the jet engine looked like it was standing still, but this is the real world and not a super-hero movie. The only possible outcome was complete and utter destruction of one of the engines.
And HR20 still isn't fixed. It is a huge ticking...
So, yes, STEEM will make it through because it is needed right now.
I just cry when i see all the unnecessary destruction.
I will share a few tears with you...
I think it was $0.88 around this time last year. It only makes sense that things will go up with the end of the year though.... because that's how they usually work. Bitcoin looks to be rising as well. Having said that, I think this whole thing with resource credits is actually the strength of the platform by reducing all of the spam and scam.
All it takes is that one big jump for us to be off and up in the air. I still can't help but think about ETH and its $4 price point that very quickly went up to $100. I think it took maybe a month to go from $4 to $100.
Oh yeah! Another bonus of a purge like this! Thanks for mentioning it!
It took just 6 months to go from under $10 to $400 last year. Don't worry it will happen again. $200 to $5000. Steem can easily hit $30 in a hype cycle with all the developments happening here.
I like your optimism. Now is just another opportunity to transfer the STEEM from weak hands to strong.
I’m not planning on going anywhere.
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I hear you! Me neither!
But man, in the short haul, does it feel like starting all over again.
Just wait until your leather gear takes off and moons!