Shut Down

in #writing6 years ago (edited)

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After you read this post and upvote then it's time to shut down your computer:) The answer to every help question is, "Shut down." The weekend may be a good time to write but it is an even better time to shut down. Today it is pouring rain in Korea. Our nation's largest Crypto exchange Ubit is being investigated under "suspected fraud". SBDs are trading for almost half of what they traded for a week ago.

Well... this is enough news for me to take a vacation from the Borg (the blog) and spend Saturday with my family. It's just so difficult to stay away from Steemit. So that's why I am sharing the big red "shut down" sign on top of this post. Maybe I will get the point when I look at it and not go back online until the weekend is finished.

I got into comedy here because after looking at the price of SBD I really needed a laugh. I did get a big laugh going through the trending section. Then I got a big laugh when I realized I'm not funny.

I was moved by efforts to support others on Steemit through writing contests like @vdux's Haikus and @tygertyger's story contest and @scully's dsound poetry slam. there is a lot of great stuff going on. I really appreciate your efforts and @minnowsupport for a ton of curator support.

Mostly I dig the poetry crew from @d-pend. There are so many writing decent poetry consistently that my hat is off to you all.

There is still so much cool stuff going on at Steemit I don't care if the price of Steem drops to 99 cents and the trending pages are filled with cereal commercials. I will still post here. But as for this weekend I am shutting down. I am skipping day 65 and this is day 66 in the 100 day poetry competition @d-pend.(Steemschool Discord) Pictures are public domain at Pixabay.

Shut Down

Turn if off
Set it down

Pick up something important
Sing a song
Read a book
Write a story

Shut it down
Power off

Power on something great
Get some exercise
Take a break
Stretch and say hello
Put the phone away

Phone off
Reality check on

This will be the day
To remember
Love is demonstrated
Through quality time
Today smile
Enjoy
Set aside
time
to
be
you :)


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Verse of the Day/ Psalm 118:24

"This is the day the Lord has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it."


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yes it's tough shutting yourself from steemit. especially when it rewards people with crypto.
but sometimes we need to power off. spend time with family. get a chance to relax and refresh yourself. it's raining in seoul but i hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Thanks @roundbeargames. I could only make it 5 hours. This is a terrible Steemit addiction. I'm a hypocrite that can't even follow my own direction. Mission impossible.

it's not an addiction when steem rewards are involved. i dunno if facebook or dan is gonna crush steemit in the future. but if steemit does go mainstream our sp is going to be worth a lot more. that i don't call an addiction 😃

Thanks. I noticed some changes like developers and ICOs on the trending page. Who is Dan? Is that the Steemit Dan and his EOS project? I don't understand what he is doing. Anyway... it is what we make it.

dan larimer. he's the guy who created steem, steemit. the geek behind all this.
unfortunately he left the team because he didn't see steemit decentralized enough.
he set out to create eos.

eos will be sort of like an os where anybody can build decentralized apps.
dan said he'll be making his own social media on top of eos.
with all the attention he's getting lately, i'm guessing if eos goes well with its voting, dan's gonna make one hell of an entrance to social media with his next projects.

but building a platform and getting users is never easy. steemit already has close to a million users so i think it's a good headstart. i have no idea who's gonna win. steemit also has smts coming up so i dunno what's gonna happen with that.

Wow. I have seen the posts about this but now I'm beginning to understand. Thank you.

yes it's a fight to watch. facebook is also entering the crypto space real soon. it's like royal rumble!

Wow... A threesome. I get it. Churning in my stomach. I would rather Steemit than fb. But not sure about Dan... I will look that up. A lot of people are following that EOS.

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Hello mineopoly friend, you have to make an effort and get away from technology a bit and go back to the roots. A good scrabble game helps the family to be together.

I tell myself I'm being productive, but that's only true 50% of the time... 75% on a good day :) The internet in general is such a time sink, but I can honestly say steemit has been the best new habit I've picked in my close to 10 years of web surfing. Everybody here is so positive. Compared to the aggressive comment sections of places like youtube and reddit it really does make spending time online feel worthwhile.

Excellent suggestion Your poem brings a revelation: you have to come to life. Good job and thanks for reminding us how important it is to share with the family, dear @mineopoly.

Hi @mineopoly I have enjoyed al your poems this week, but I have chose this one to give you feedback on because it is very relevant to all of us today. The way that technology is taking up so much of our time and taking us away fro what is most important, Time for ourselves and our families. I really like poetry that sends a positive message and yours is full of them, I really like how your poem flows and how you as you said

Phone off
Reality check on

this is a really lovely play with words and spot on it with what it is conveying. For me it was a great reminder to ,

To remember
Love is demonstrated
Through quality time
Today smile
Enjoy
Set aside
time
to
be
you :)

Well done @mineopoly, I would not change anything about your poem. I hope that you have found this feedback useful.

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