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.