I got discouraged after seeing the lack of rewards for the amount of work put in. I then started messing with the bots, but then I didn't have time to mess around and read posts, comment, etc...
So I said "screw it" and decided to enjoy it for what it is. I just won't invest any of my personal money in it. I was really considering it, but now I think it would be foolish until it all gets sorted out.
I realized that there are a lot of good people here, and I'll just do like I do in my regular life and not give time to assholes. I hope it works as well as it does at my job.
If you're trying to write on steemit then economically it's a waste of time if you have better things to do and are from somewhere where you can command high wages in your spare time unless you have patronage or matronage from someone with a big stack. Writing specifically for and tagging posts for certain communities that have some heft to their upvotes is worthwhile sometimes, as is creating content for some of the platforms with large delegations. Unfortunately none of the author-focused groups have any steem inc delegations.
Yes, but I love to write and I am under a blanket of snow still, so I have some time before gardening weather is here. I also have become quite fond of a few people here, so it's not a waste of time like Reddit.
I will just keep plugging away until I feel that I am not wanted around anymore.
Nah, imo there is a lot of useful knowledge-sharing going on on reddit, even if every other post is an ad.
Oh for sure there is. In certain subs. My problem is that I just waste too much time filtering through everything. There's also a lot of trolling, I find.
I completely understand your sentiment and think many are like you... While they don't want to admit it, it is definitely a better use of time to figure out the bots than to try to create real value here. I hope it changes and that is the point of the article.. I personally would much rather have people just being social and supporting each other and good content... but until the whales/witnesses look at it properly, then I think you are doing what they are incentivizing you to do!