Note: This is the third day of @dragosroua's May 30 Days Writing Challenge. Anyone can join in and post about each daily topic. You can find the rules here. Today's topic:
What's The Best Thing That Happened To You Because Of Steemit?
There's been a lot of good things that have happened to me because of Steemit. Which of all of those is the best? Well, I think I know, but I'd like to go through which ones are in the running and let you all see if I'm right.
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Not exactly how I envision what talking to other people is like on Steemit, but it's close.
People To Talk To
One of the good things that has happened to me here is that I have more people to talk to. I work at home, from my own detached office. Aside from family, I don't see a whole lot of people during the week. Which suits me just fine, but even I recognize the value of socializing more frequently than I'm naturally inclined to. Steemit gives me multiple opportunities to speak with people every day. And not just with people in close proximity, but from all over the world.
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I hope that glow off the tablet is enlightenment, and not radiation.
Something To Read
Another good thing that has happened to me because of Steemit is I've found a virtually limitless amount of things to read. I know there are some here who think there's nothing or little good in what's available, and I admit—if you're looking for Pulitzer Prize winning writing of any kind, it's probably in short supply. However, I've found that there are plenty of people who are adept at the art of stringing together words into sentences, paragraphs and forming intelligent arguments or helpful posts. Some days I have to really search them out, but they are there. I love to be informed, learn, and to read, so Steemit has been good in providing those opportunities for me.
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Like sand through the hour glass, so are the days of our lives...on Steemit.
Be A Part Of Something Bigger Than Self
Steemit is just a small part of what can and will be happening on the STEEM blockchain in the coming years. If everything goes according to plan, we will have taken part in bootstrapping a worldwide global economy which uses STEEM as its currency. A decentralizing, freedom building, poverty lifting, society melding economic phenomena. For anyone who wants to go wherever whenever without borders, without waiting for visas or passports, without exchanging your fiat for other fiat, STEEM has the power to do that, if we get out of our own way and let it happen. Being a part of that potential eventuality, is a very good thing. For me. For you. For everyone.
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Our brains + Our rewards = Attention Economy. Pretend the '$' stands for STEEM.
The Attention Economy
I mentioned in Tuesday's May 30 Days Writing Challenge post about How I Got On Steemit—The Short And Long Of It, that I have been working my whole life towards the day where I could get paid directly from someone who liked what I created, without advertising, without some other middleman, and without having to peddle some wares. Just create and post.
One of the good things that has happened to me here on Steemit is to see that become more and more a reality. It started sporadically with pennies, but over the course of the last four months it's been turning into nickels, dimes and quarters to the point where I can see a dollar or two on posts on a more regular basis. What will it be like in another four months? A year? Two years? I think as long as STEEM keeps growing and I keep at it, I will see $20-$100 posts on a regular basis. And it won't be because of Google Ads or affiliate links or selling mugs.
Image source—@abh12345 leagues blog post on Steemit
And the winner is... (drum roll)
The Best Thing That Has Happened To Me
While all of the above are good things that have happened to me since I've arrived on Steemit, the best thing, because it allows me to tap into all of the other good things simultaneously and more effectively, is this: The Curation and Engagement Leagues founded by @abh12345 and sponsored by @paulag and @carlgnash.
The Leagues are the reason why I've been talking to so many people from all over the world, reading and learning so much, been able to participate in something greater than self by being a part of something not quite as big but still larger than me, and finding some success in the attention economy on Steemit. As I've turned my focus outward, searching for value and ways to add to it, as I've been rewarding good content, I have been rewarded, and more abundantly than I was on my own.
It's True. Every Word Of It.
I would encourage everyone who wants more people to talk to, something to read, something bigger than self and greater opportunities for success in the attention economy and here on Steemit to consider joining The Curation and Engagement Leagues. I'm glad I did, and I believe you will be, too.