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RE: CONTEST: "The Keyword of the Week" / WETTBEWERB: "Das Schlüsselwort der Woche"
I'm always astonished at how differently people perceive themselves compared to how the outside world perceives them ;-)) Rest assured that neither your way of writing nor you yourself seem uninteresting! Maybe you just need a push ;-))
You're sweet, but somehow I feel like my mom just complimented my macaroni pictures :-). Don't get me wrong, I take it, nevertheless it doesn't sound right. Most of my family thinks I'm crazy and when talking to regular strangers they'll touch their nose and say, oh yeah great stuff, looking at me like someone just farted. Others just cringe, or end up making fun behind my back. Then I remember one casual accquaintance saying, what could YOU possible be writing about, like I just told him I was a breakdancer. Which is cool, yet it feels like both compliments and insults are two sides of the same coin, or rather different attitudes towards mediocrity.
Btw. I like Steemit as a whole and wish it was more popuIar, but sometimes it would be cool to just say things, without having to look at a Dollar sign. It makes me think I'm fishing for upvotes, even when I'm not. Like the other day Kitty(?) was arguing with a guy about his generic comments and an apparent need for originality, but then the guy said Steemit was his life and how he was only sleeping four hours a night, when not working in a sweatshop or such. Kind of transparant, but if half of that was true he clearly had something to say, but instead of doing that every interaction somehow ends up being transactional, or rather a shallow attempt of gaming the system. Ironically enough his comments might be both more original and engaging if he could just forget about making a penny.
You know what I'm trying to say?
... only too well. The problem is that the Steem becomes meaningless through such absolutely understandable and yet wrong activities. Bloggers should find a platform here where they can try things out and network. AND be rewarded if they can present themselves in an interesting way. As soon as the whole thing becomes a system that only serves the purpose of earning money: I am happy to repeat: I understand it. But it is the downfall of the Steem.
I don't know, maybe I could be your mum ;-)) But I'm not. Besides, I have a problem: I'm not able to be hypocritical. So when I say that I like your macaroni pictures, that's because I do ;-)))
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I'm happy somebody is getting something out of it. It's good motivation, too. Seems mportant to maintain a playful attitude rather than treating this like another day in the steel mill. That's not why I've gotten into writing.