That is true although I would say that you were able to take those steps back because of the social capital you built up over the years you were active. It was not as if you were not seen through your efforts early on.
If you did not do that, I would surmise starting over is tough. Many show up repeatedly here without having banked what you did in terms of community involvement. Sadly, from what I observed, their results arent much better the second or third time through unless they do put forth the effort.
Thanks for expanding the conversation with your personal experience.
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I've seen that was well. Oftentimes those who were attracted to that classic line, "Post content = get paid" nonsense show up, post, then wait for the magical cryptofairy to come sprinkle tokens all over the place. Things don't go well because nobody knows they exist, so they leave. Rinse and repeat. Take the same approach again, and get the same results. It just doesn't work like that, never has, and I hate that line now after observing that concept trick so many into thinking it's a free lunch and meant to be easy. Once they realize that's not the case, frustration sets in. They thought the burger actually looked like the one in the picture.
Had no clue they were sent the wrong picture.
Focusing only on their product and nothing else (like finding ways to attract people to that product). All they had to do was spend a few minutes focusing on others, and of course maybe read the advice column that springs up all over the platform, several times per week, from several different sources, seemingly at random, because apparently many people enjoy helping, and always have, for six years.
I've lost count now of how many people I've personally witnessed take the advice, stick with it even when times were tough, several months of $2 posts and now today they're trending with actual signs of life under their work as well. They simply took the time to focus on growing an actual organic support base rather than thinking something like that simply falls from the sky and lands on your lap.
Value is down so of course this is a great time for folks to build now, for later. People leave when the value drops but that's typically when I'll show up and post consistently.
Find success here and one needs to be prepared to take a lot of flak as well.
That's something that should be in the brochure. Some folks absolutely hate to see a genuine success story and refuse to believe they're simply being rewarded for what some thought was a job well done. That part is so depressing and at times made me feel like closing up shop for good. In a perfect world folks would celebrate success realizing those contributions all tie together making the place look shiny for everyone including the haters. That'll never be the case though.
Luckily these days with so many projects springing up the toxic personalities now have options and can migrate away, finding their success, elsewhere. So that's good, too.