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I was just chatting with some fellow Steemians on Twitter when it occurred to me that it is odd, we were talking there instead of here.  Another funny thing is I don't even know if any of us follow each other here.

I spend a lot of time working on Steem, Talking about Steem, planing about Steem, listening to shows about Steem... And I hang out with a lot of others who are pretty dedicated too.

Why is it we communicate on Twitter, Discord, steem.chat and elsewhere more often and more freely than on Steem?  Another interesting thing, I don't engage that much on the blockchain with the same people who I spend the most time with on discord.  I think it is because I post more than most of the people who I talk to on Discord.  I realize that instant chat is nice but why Twitter.

Two things come to mind when I consider my own reasons for saying things in other places than on Steem.

1. Knowing I'm putting something on the blockchain feels more important like I shouldn't waste space for no reason.  (sometimes very little reason, but not total fluff.)
2.   We get mad at people who are reward farming.
 
We've created a strange dynamic, where we tell people to engage and make friends... However, we limit their RCs and discourage them from testing out different types of posts for fear of disapproval or flags.

I know why we do it and I am not even saying it's bad.  I just thought it seemed a little interesting.

Stop by SteemChat and say hi!  lol  https://discord.gg/8VAwPH

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