I completely agree with you. As the platform grows, it will be harder and harder to grow the middle of the earnings curve, at least from a numbers standpoint. I appreciate what is being done already and the attention that segment continues to receive from posts like this. Hopefully we can continue to put an emphasis on it moving forward so that the overall health of the platform can continue to grow and thrive. I think the communities will really help diversify and grow certain sectors as they should be able to "specialize" in certain areas. We'll see how it goes.
I also think there needs to be a little more emphasis on upvoting comments rather than just new content. Both are important but I think people who comment are showing a much greater willingness to get involved and actually care about the health of the platform. Too many times I see authors with $100+ on their posts while the commenters providing the bulk of the upvotes (if not the dollar amount) receive pennies, if that, for their support of the author. It makes it a little frustrating to make the time to read posts. Just my thoughts.... Thank you!
I'm one of those guys who mainly comments.
I work long hours and I don't have much time. So for me I have to find the balance that makes most sense. I could spend my time writing posts that few people would see or I can spend it commenting on posts from authors I like.
This is the better option for me all around. More people see my comments than see my posts. I help add value to quality work. I make more from comments than I do for posts. That means that currently, me commenting is better for Steem, the authors, and myself.
This might change in the future if I have more time and as my SP increases but I can't really see me slowing down on commenting. If anything I will probably comment more.
Another factor I think about is that when I comment on a post my interests and the authors interests are aligned. We both derive satisfaction from acknowledgment and engagement in what we have written. I put effort into comments, just as authors put effort into posts. When others recognize that it makes it feel like our time wasn't wasted.
Thank you for your comment @dagger212.
I have thought about writing a post covering that same topic.
That is something I noticed a number of Whales do...not only do they upvote articles but they will also upvote comments. Yet, when I look at what whales and dolphins do, many of them will upvote an article yet not the comments. This is especially true in their own articles...you will see them comment back but no upvotes of the comments given.
I guess it is part of the educational process on here. So many come here looking just post...it is a process to get them to comment...then they upvote articles...then we need to condition them to upvote comments.