howdy there @glenalbrethsen! wow this was something very unique and very good, I've never read a story written by a drone before. It was so good that I started to believe it...maybe you're part drone? this better win that contest!
howdy there @glenalbrethsen! wow this was something very unique and very good, I've never read a story written by a drone before. It was so good that I started to believe it...maybe you're part drone? this better win that contest!
Well, I'm glad you liked it. I'm not a big fan of first person narrative, but every once in a while I try it out. It's been all the rage for several years, though.
Yeah, well, drones don't usually get an opportunity to narrate their own stories, because they're drones. They are generally told what to do, and since it's mostly manual and menial labor they're performing, journaling isn't a big part of their day.
I may very well be part drone. What I just described sounds a lot like what I end up doing for my wife. :)
After I saw the contest I started looking through the entries and found that a lot of them didn't have anything to do with post-apocalyptic worlds, but since then a few more have trickled in that have a decent chance of winning. It's all subjective and based on what neoxian likes, so it won't be a huge thing if I don't. It gave me a chance to demonstrate more of my creativity, which is what I ultimately want to do anyway.
I'm not thinking it to be my best work, so we'll see.
well sir it's a great way to experiment though and to try and improve your skills, I thought it really worked, especially for a drone! lol.
neoxian, I don't think I've seen him, he's a leader or something?
Might be a he, not sure. They are a large Orca delegating most of their SP out but with enough to still vote like a large dolphin. A 100% vote is worth over $4. And since they've promised to resteem and pay out 10 SBDs, I think there's a decent payout awaiting the winner. :) So, I'm not sure if that makes them a leader, but I do believe they have a community of some sort growing up around them. I've just recently become aware of them. I keep stumbling on new people with large SP every day. :)
howdy today @glenalbrethsen! yes sir those people with large SP are good to know.
I like this neoxian because it sounds like he or she or them is helping a lot of people!
I'd forgotten they were one of the few offering some kind of loans. Very intriguing. Having the contracts on the blockchain for all to see, and keeping things simple, seems like a good way to go. And with contests in addition to that, it's a great combination if people are repaying and participating. Seems like both of that is happening.
Well, the ones with SP that are still posting, commenting and curating are good to know. They're getting to be few and far between. So many are delegating their SP, that unless you're on the receiving end, or the on the receiving end is actually posting, commenting and curating—and seeing your work—it doesn't matter if they have high SP. It's all tied up until they revoke it.
howdy today @glenalbrethsen! so the people with large sp are investors and they make money or interest on their sp even if they loan it out?
In a manner of speaking, we're all investors, as long as we don't cash out our earnings. And I think it's more nuanced than just people bringing in money from elsewhere, because there are plenty of lower dolphins, minnows and even redfish that are already delegating something. Not sure if all of those are leasing it or not.
In general, I'm not against delegation. In theory, it can be quite beneficial for the recipient, as well as the donor, regardless of whether it is free or leased. The issue for me becomes that too often any of these folks are delegating so much that their own votes become worth as much as a redfish would be.
They can do whatever they want with their SP. It's their stake. It's just kind of disheartening to have people who are voting for you, and who have been dropping larger amounts, all of sudden to be dropping pennies instead of fifty cents to a dollar. All because of delegation.
I guess that means I could track down the recipients and try to encourage them to upvote me, but in some cases the delegations are spread out over many people, so knowing the one larger fish becomes knowing all the smaller fish with their delegations and different tastes in posts.
In other words, it makes it that much more time consuming to regain ground that may or may not be lost again when the delegations end.
howdy back again sir, yes sir I understand what you mean. What percentage would you delegate, if any, if you had a huge stockpile?