The Edge Of Exhaustion And Scamming The Reward Pool
steemit·@richq11·
0.000 HBDThe Edge Of Exhaustion And Scamming The Reward Pool
 I don't know how many other people like me there are here on Steemit... people that work extremely hard to create quality content because it's our only means of support. In my case, it's really hard- I'll be 72 years old next week and I'm at the point of exhaustion. I try to go through my feed and comment and show my support for other Steemians, but frankly, after I get done with a chapter of my story, I'm in so much pain and am so tired I can barely sit... I live on opiates, coffee and cigarettes- it's all that keeps me going. Without what I make on Steemit- I'm on the streets. I've been on here since November hoping to catch the eye of one of the whales... but I guess either my writing isn't good enough, or they're too busy with their private circle-jerk... which brings me to the second part of my rant... I keep reading posts about how people are scamming the reward pool, using one technique or another... to tell the truth, I'm not very tech-savvy so I don't understand exactly how they do it, all I know is that it pisses me off. Why they think they can come on here, create nothing and deserve part of the pool is beyond me- I guess I'm too honest. I've worked hard all my life and will continue to do so as long as I'm able. The last chapter of The Night Gods took me 10 hours and 20 minutes to complete... I don't mind the work, I love writing, but I do mind people that create nothing coming on and scamming money deserved by others. By the time I'm finished writing, I'm in so much pain I can barely walk, so I apologize to the people whose posts I've missed... I try to spend as much time on my feed as I can. I don't know how much longer I'm going to be able to go on here, so I'd like to thank all the people that have supported me... I'll go on as long as I can. To the people that are scamming the reward pool- I'd say you should be ashamed, but you're scumbags and have no shame... you just better hope I never find out who you are! Oh, and to the whales... Here I am!!!  
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