What Steem can't buy

Yesterday, I wrote a post about Steem and @abh12345 mentioned that his entire Steem holdings could be bought for 3000 euros due to the price, which would take less IRL work than he has put into the Blockchain. But he also mentioned that buying in doesn't create the friends he has made through the work put in. This is something I agree with and am in a similar position with the value of my holdings.

Buying into Steem is a great way to invest into the project and definitely gets a foot in the door to the community, but it doesn't come fully-loaded.

• friends
• network
• relationships
• community status
• learning
• knowledge
• skill development
• track record
• conversations
• self-discovery

None of these can be purchased, some can be facilitated.

@mattclarke also mentioned in a comment on a different post, there is no kudos for holding or selling other coins, but the behaviour exhibited now does impact on future reputation on Steem. Those who are powering up are building their personal brand through their demonstrated belief in the platform.

This is all part of the other reason that those who are here maintaining quality, consistency and community development are likely to do well when prices increase. As I have said often, track record matters and those who are working the hard yards now are creating their track.

Remembering that many of those buying in and powering up now are invested users, they are going to increasingly be looking at what makes their investment safer, better, stronger. They will look for track record. While someone who buys in only can self vote, those who have developed a network benefit from the community voting behaviours too.

The other factor to remember is that those who buy in cold won't have a network but will soon realise it is important, who will they find? They want to maximize their investment and likely community position, and will recognize the best way to do that is to support the community in various ways. This again means that those who have built a network will be more likely to attract new vested users too.

For example, most of us picked up many users as price increased but the difference this time is that it will be increasing from low lows where people are buying in. This means new followers aren't just f4f users looking for votes, they are more likely to be staked users looking to vote.

But again, the users who have been here consistently building their relationships are likely to also support each other going forward too. The communities and projects supporting the community now, are likely to get significant backing also as they will have built that foundational history.

This is all part of the larger dynamics of Steem but in a Community project made of many communities, the relationships created matter and, most aren't able to be bought cheaply.

There are so many aspects of this world that can't be purchased and the ones on Steem hold values of various kinds that many don't immediately consider. The work put in is an investment though and can realise tangible returns in the future, as well as strong relationships.

A network of people who support each other and grow together in the hard times, are likely to laugh and enjoy together in the good times.

Taraz
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