I Got Curious What ADSactly Is

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I have heard people talk about what they think the steemit platform mission is for them. I have watched people try to enforce their idea of what steemit should, could, would or ought to be. I have seen what appears to be a genuine rift among various aspects of, and personalities on, the platform. I have tried to get involved with a couple of the groups on discord because I heard over and over it was an critical part of success on steemit. There seems to be more concensus on the need to be on discord than there is on what "success on steemit" really means.

I have found it helpful to be involved in discord, I feel like I know more about what is going on with steemit. The people in steemit are there just chatting. It is sort of like the blog is where we are on stage, discord is the greenroom where things are much more casual. I joined several groups before I really understood what I was doing. I don't want to just leave them but I am not - could not possibly be - actively involved in them. I have been trying to sort through and decide which ones I really want to put my time and energy into cultivating.

There are a handful of discord rooms that I feel like I am getting "homey" in, I feel like I get what they are trying to do and support it. I feel like I am starting to be recognized and supported by some of the members in the groups. Stumbling into thealliance was my first real attempt to "do discord" and that turned into a wonderfully supportive experience. I also feel like steemengine, qurator, youarehope, steemsilvergold are all groups where I understand them, they are getting to know me, all good stuff!

I did not stumble or bumble into ADSactly. I walked in, curiosity was about to kill this cat. I saw a post called "ADSactly on ADSactly" and it was interesting. It had links to dozens of other self-explanatory posts and that intrigued me. What in the world are they doing that requires so much explanation?! I read a few more posts. I got a vague sense that they were trying to network steemit businesses. That is another thing I have heard often, that the point of steemit is to have a business on the platform. I can't say I really came here for that, I was expecting crytpofacebook. Yep, I am that person. 😁 I am starting to understand how advantageous that would be but I have not really figured out what my thing is. Not yet. At least I am thinking about it now.

ADSactly got me thinking about marketing here because the more I listen to their discord chats and read their posts, the more I get the sense that this is probably the most comprehensive plan on steemit for really setting up the cryptoeconomy. The reason they have so many posts explaining themselves is because they are attempting no less than a mass awakening. Rather than approach the public promises of religious salvation or political r3VOLution they are taking the very practical approach of getting the alternative economy up and running. Never mind "End the Fed." Walk away from it. It is becoming possible.

Maybe I am just off and wrong about what ADSactly is up to, I won't pretend I have read every article or listened to every chat. I have myself spread pretty thin on steemit these days, a problem I am looking to solve. That is why I cleaned out dead followers a while back, and why I was going back through my discord groups and trying to decide which ones I want to try to be actively involved in. I won't even claim I am active in ADSactly, it would be fair to call me a lurker actually. I just found the things I do catch are always a cut above "red pill" and closer to fully "raised awareness" and that excites me, it keeps me coming back to lurk some more...

My husband actually got to listen to just a few minutes the other day. I had been telling him about some of what I was reading and hearing over the past few weeks. He is much more entrepreneurial than I am, he has wanted to set up a business since he got an account. He just has almost no time right now, so we try to keep his account active and growing slowly until he is retired and able to really play with it. That few minutes he heard he described as "the most interesting thing I have heard since I joined steemit." That is high praise, he is not easily impressed.

Perhaps based on the title you thought I was going to be able to tell you what ADSactly is. My apologies, I am still figuring it out. I decided to put this teaser out there because I know I was intimidated by the amount of "recommended reading" for the group, intimidated by the apparent emphasis on marketing, intimidated by the size of the group. I wanted to assure any other curious minnows or plankton out there to jump in, this is one the most interesting little coves in the steemit ocean. I have found @bigtom13 to be always kind and welcoming, @princessmewmew is also consistently gracious and outgoing. I have never had anyone be snippy or unkind and like I admitted, I am not really even sure what I am doing there lol!

If you are hung up on the idea of "free markets" or "capitalism" as being anti-human, may I suggest a different phrase to consider? The voluntary economy. I do not care if you use dollars or silver or carrots, I want you to be free to set the terms of trade yourself. I do not want anyone forced to buy anything they do not want or need and I do not want anyone forced to use a currency they do not trust. This is what ADSactly appears to be attempting to manifest. I think. I am going to have to keep lurking, but I encourage anyone else who is curious to come lurk with me! Here is a post they just put up, exactly the kind of stuff I was talking about - check it out!

You will find links to those posts I mentioned and the link to join the discord. I think @youarehope is a wonderful example of how blockchain charity can solve problems more effectively than governments, and I think @adsactly is the example of how a blockchain eceonomy can be more equitable and profitable than government based economies. Check it out and see what you think, I look forward to seeing you there!