RE: Lost my cool a bit and stopped self-upvoting a few days ago.
Thank you, the connection pleasure is mutual. :-)
At some point new potential members will run to get in. But if they do not get payed at all, that will be a reason to stop. Or if it does not seem to be so easy as they hoped it would be. And so on.
Long term, that is a key aspect indeed for Steem. Part of how you can do well in this competition for Steem payout is to master the parameters. Or at least get better at doing so. After all it is a competition, with also has limits.
And part of this is understanding what the developers share in their vision about the future of Steem. Imagine what it would mean if Steem Community Tokens had become a part of the system. It is an evolving system, that is part of its strength.
Those who pull out right away, will miss out on when those big changes happen. Long term commitment is part of the parameters. ;-)
Right, very interested to see how this with Steem Community Tokens will play out like you mention. I'm definitely here for the long haul..or at the very least, give it a fair few months and then re-evaluate the results for the time I'm putting in. Plus tbh it's mostly fun, doesn't really feel like w-o-r-k :D
"At some point new potential members will run to get in. But if they do not get payed at all, that will be a reason to stop. Or if it does not seem to be so easy as they hoped it would be. And so on." > I have a feeling at that point the Steemit team will have developed a system to prevent this, ie via tokens - because if not then there would be a very finite limit on the success their platform can have. And I'm pretty sure no one wants that!
That is when I feel best about it, when I have fun posting and replying.
And yes, the Community Token addition will be an important next step, I agree.