I do believe that I may be a little addicted to Steemit.
While juggling promotion for a speech contest, animation and game design, as well as personal affairs... not to mention warm temperatures and high humidity... I concern myself with posting to this platform.
More importantly, I concern myself with posting 'something worthwhile'. And here I am thinking that I'm going to manage to post something worth your while in the 30 minutes until the midnight hour strikes.
Damn... I think that I 'am' an addict!
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As I spend fleeting moments wondering why this is so - various bits of information - reasons - flit before my eyes.
I really like the idea of my writings being deemed as being worth more than the zero that it'd seem to be worth (short of likes) upon other platforms. This is probably one reason why I strive to keep up with a single post per day in spite of all the other things I need to get done.
Yes, the dream of Steemit someday improving my independence is also upon my mind - but I hold more realistic views now - and thats mostly OK for as long as the 'opportunity' for better is real.
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I also find it highly gratifying to gain those indications that somebody out there appreciates that which I write. It is an element that grows ever more real as my follower count incrementally increases and I get noticed (Side-note: Thank you all!).
Also of great importance to me is the fact that I can post about just about anything that I desire - without having to take into consideration the very real possibility that it might be censored. I know that much of that which I post is hardly disturbing in nature - but I know how it feels to wrestle within the confines of a pro-censorship media platform's comments section. To say that I resorted to Twitter to expose them pretty much says it all - as Twitter is hardly a golden child.
Amazingly its also been a wonderful source of learning. I get to read truly interesting posts from really smart individuals every day - and my only regret is that my voting power couldn't do them justice. I've been made aware of things that I would otherwise not have known - and I get to learn something new each day. Its inevitable here.
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So, to conclude, yes - I sense the vines of addiction curling around my ankles - but I'm not sure that I want to shake it. Thus-far I am growing through it to be a better person - and perhaps through this improvement the World might become a slightly better place. Who knows?
Well those are my thoughts for the moment. In spite of their spontaneous nature I do hope that you found them helpful or at least worth the read. Thank you for following. _
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Sincerely,
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