If Steemit Stops Paying - Stay or Leave?

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Day 17 Question by @dragosroua

If There Will Be No Money Paid On Steemit, Would You Still Be Around?
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Stay? Or Leave?

We all know what happens when Steem goes down, right? Suddenly, the platform becomes very quiet. The ones still posting seem to be writing and formatting and taking awesome pictures for their own pleasure.

But this is not a question about what the masses do - but what I would do.

Well, I don't consider myself a big earner at this point, but I justify the time I am spending on the platform with the possibility of a future higher reward.

With that incentive gone, I could not spend the same amount of time here as I am doing presently.

Of course, there are many platforms which do not have any kind of monetary reward structure. But they are very easy to use and have many features that Steemit at this time is lacking. To stay active without the money incentive might also depend on how improved the platform is at that point.

Is it easy to communicate? Does it fulfill the need for private groups and other features people can utilize right now on platforms like Facebook to promote their businesses? Is it easy for others to join?

All of those factors would play a role in my decision making.

That said, I have made friends here and created a bit of a following with the freewrite initiative. Many of the freewriters are newbies and do not make much of an income. They are on the platform for other reasons. I doubt that the majority of them would leave if there was suddenly no more payout.

I, in turn, would at least stay active for that community and continue to present the daily prompt and interact with the writers.

That said, my time spent on the platform would need to be cut by at least 3/4.

Let's hope that no payout is not what is in the future for Steemit - but better tools and ways to interact on the platform are.

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