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***This is going to be a relatively long one - 
so if you are short of attention span or fncks - 
then just stop now ;)***


In a couple of days, I will have been a member of the Steemit community for one year. I have come a long way in this time, but in the grand scheme of things, I am still very much a “nobody”. No, technically I am not a red fish or a minnow – I am a dolphin, which is still a hell of a long way from being a whale or even an orca but even getting this far has been a journey which has required copious amounts of persistence. Don’t get me wrong, I have enjoyed every minute of the journey – but aside from the amazing people I have met along the way and the fun we have had in terms of engagement – the journey of ***“establishment and content recognition”*** here has been bloody tough!!! - And I have had MANY hands helping me along the way... which kind of makes you think a little about the rest who ***DON'T*** have that, doesn't it...

***Well I sure as hell hope it bloody does! lol***

I used to write a lot more for myself and my blog, but these days I denote a lot more of my time to trying to help those around me with curation initiatives – not only for my family within the @steemitbloggers discord walls, but for complete strangers too… well, the ones making a true effort here at any rate. Focusing on these curation posts has meant that I spend a lot more time nowadays scouring the Steemit feeds looking for good quality content to support. And lately, it has really gotten me thinking about the behaviour of many people on the platform.

I am not worth much here, I mean at this point – my 100% upvote at full VP ranges between 75 and 80c but you know what… ***I SHARE IT!*** I share it in my post initiatives, I share it on other people’s posts and I share it in comments. 

***Isn’t that kind of the point?!!?!***

Steemit is a ***SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM!*** and much like the “like” button on Facebook or the “heart” button on Instagram and twitter – the upvote button is there to show appreciation to blog posts created or responses given and in the same breath, the resteem button is there for that same purpose - appreciation and support.

Yes, there are many people who use both of these functions very generously and efficiently but to be quite frank – the people who are ***extensively generous*** are MOSTLY people stuck in the middle somewhere like me, or the people who pretty much have nothing to give - and the sad reality that I am becoming aware of, is that it actually stays that way for a ***BLOODY LONG TIME*** for many, whether they create amazing content, comment generously and genuinely or not! This was one of the reasons why I started my Steemit Bloggers server – so that good quality doesn’t continiously get lost in an abyss and so that it gets adequately supported via upvotes and resteems. I am very happy to say that the method which we have implemented within this community has been enormously successful, but the reality slapping me in the face is that we can unfortunately not have everyone on steemit as a member… 

***So what does everyone else do to get somewhere?***

Yes, there are many communities, but in my opinion, the buck should not stop at the door of the Steemit Discord communities. Yes, there are amazing folk like @curie, @sndbox and a multitude of others doing what they can but again – there is a limit to the amount of people they can support too - much like I am also limited with my curation ventures to some extent.

***My point?***

There should be a ***LOT*** more support given by ***those individuals*** on the platform (whales, Orcas and Dolphins alike.) who actually have a little clout! It is simply ridiculous how the efforts of so many in terms of content creation and even more so in the commenting sphere ***DONT get reciprocal support*** by the people they are offering  it to. Yes, the individuals content or comment should ***"appeal"*** to you first and foremost, but over and above that - there IS something called "teamwork" and beyond that a concept referred to by the expression "one hand washes the other".

***For those that are curious as to where they stand in terms of the foodchain... you can find that out on the latest post by @steemitboard [HERE](https://steemit.com/steemitboard/@steemitboard/steemitboard-new-level-notifications)***

Moving along...

As mentioned, I do a lot of blog browsing and the other day, in response to one of many comments I made, I got a comment upvote from a user who’s doing pretty well on the platform in terms of SP – probably close to me in that respect and even better in terms of SBD... Well I am assuming that the weight of their wallet must have made it challenging for them to toggle that upvote scale even slightly to the right because they managed a whole 1% which generated something resembling hot air. Lol! Now, I ask you with tears in my eyes… ***WHY BOTHER!!!!*** - Either that, or they don’t realise that their generosity in terms of upvotes does NOT come from their wallet and gets replenished anyway… however, with their ranking I would be rather concerned if they did NOT know that by now – but seriously, I just don’t GET IT! That vote serves absolutely NO purpose, so why even give it?! - It is a little bit of a slap in the face really, especially when it comes from someone who you can clearly ***SEE*** has  a lot more to (potentially) give.

On the same evening, I received another upvote for 1% which was worth approx. 35c which is a lovely upvote  – well, I think so anyway but even STILL – if you can vote 35c at 1% then you have the power to ***TRULY*** change the lives of many people on this platform! And in assessing that vote... you are telling me that this individual upvotes 80 – 100 people a day to equate to one 100% upvote (SP dependant)? Well no, they don’t vote anywhere NEAR that amount from what I could see, so my issue is ***WHY*** are they not spreading their ***ability to love*** around Steemit a little more?! Why not give a few SUBSTANTIAL votes per day – not to me necessarily (although that wouldn’t be argued either haha), but to people who could really use a boost!

Is it because there are no fncks given? Or is it because all their VP has already been expended on themselves ;) 

***I think we all know what the answer is in the majority of cases…***

And then the worst of the worst are those that no matter HOW MUCH you religiously support them, they don’t ever even acknowledge your existence here on Steemit… I have a few wonderful four letter South African Afrikaans words for people like that – but let’s keep this post PG shall we ;) lol

This entire SYSTEM is designed with the purpose of sharing your VP and yes, you DO need to be responsible with it, otherwise you will wither it away to nothing very quickly and yes, this is a lot more challenging for those who have less than 500SP and cannot toggle their upvotes, but if the people that ***CAN*** do that, weren’t so bloody ***SHNOOP*** with theirs, then perhaps some of the people here who really ***DO*** add value to this platform would reach that upvote toggle promotion a little sooner and then be able to return the favour to others smaller than them too. 

***It’s a ripple effect people… NOT COMPLICATED!!!***

Like I said, I am not really worth much, but I manage to support approx. 20+ people a day at around 15 – 20% in terms of post upvotes at a value of approx. 15 – 20c each, and then one or two at 50 – 100% - then add to that the comments that I support daily too and last but definitely not least, the people which I resteem… And I do this virtually EVERY DAY – with the exception of the occasional day here and there where I have gotten carried away and need time for my VP to replenish. 

Operating like this allows me to support many people daily whilst still keeping my VP between 75 – 100% so that my votes DO actually count for a little something…. Oh and on top of that, yes – I support my own posts too… ***(shock, horror, shock!)*** I mean hey, I need to look after myself too – and I quite like my content ;) lol – but seriously, nobody can point a finger at me for not doing whatever I can, wherever I can to boost the people of this community… so boohoo to anyone who has a problem with that! Hehe ;)

***But the fact remains, that this is NOT being done by enough people with the power to do so – and I think that sucks balls!***

One of the primary objectives of decentralised systems is to create ***"freedom from chains"*** - and this means that many people are beginning to shift direction, giving of themselves (as well as their hard earned money) to this forward thinking avenue - in the hopes that they can change their lives in terms of being stuck ***in the system of 9-5 monotony***, thus affording them a better quality of life. Say what you will, but if 99% of people were ***TRULY HONEST*** - they would admit that this was one of the primary reasons for their presence here.... all the additives are AMAZING, but everyone has hopes, dreams and goals in life ;) and the Steemit platform was designed to enable ***precisely that!***

So, in my humble (or not so humble) opinion - *depending on which way you choose to swallow everything I have said*... people need to start waking up to the fact that we are all connected - we are all one! The ***people squashing systems*** which we have all been indoctrinated into can only ever TRULY lose power, if the masses have it within their hands - and in order for this to be achieved...

# WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO HELP ONE ANOTHER!!!!!







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Until next time...
Much Love from Cape Town, South Africa xxx

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