Shot in the GUT
A few weeks ago @dantheman posted an article that might have burst the bubble of many who were using the Metric of Total Steemit USERS, which is currently approaching 100K, as a measure of success for STEEMIT.COM At the time of the article, there were approximately 80K Steemit user accounts and growing. The article stated that about 10% of the 80K users were most likely true Steemit users and not bots, squatters or other abusive types of accounts. This was quite a shot in the gut for some.
At the time of the article, the price of Steem was in the price range of about .84 cents. It has since lost about another 33% in price value, and is hovering around US .50 cents. Obviously, it doesn't have much more room to go down in price before it actually hits Zero. I strongly believe that it Will Not go to the price of zero bar some catastrophic devastating code breaking server crashing World Economic Collapse followed by a giant Meteor striking Planet Earth, in which case Everything goes to Sh#t anyway.
But even if the price of STEEM winds down to .01 cent, STEEMIT.COM will continue on, will thrive and will eventually succeed in its own right. This conviction stems from one word; HOPE. One of the dictionary's definition of Hope is the expectation of fulfillment or success. Many of us here are fulfilled just with being recognized or acknowledged by the community when we express our thoughts, ideas and/or feelings. Writers, just like hands on artists, take pride in displaying their work to the world at large. For some of us here on STEEMIT, just the thought that someone might better their lives, or expand their knowledge or understanding of the world around by one of these posts IS FULFILLMENT enough. The Monetary success, if it comes, is just an added bonus that helps validate your contribution to the community and the World.
I AM WORTH IT!
Gabriel Marcel was a French Philosopher, Author, Playwright and Existentialist. Throughout most if not all his works, he attempted to incorporate his ideas on the human subject versus the human object into his works. Marcel believed that the individual, not society or anyone else, created his or her own sense of value or worth. So too here on STEEMIT, it is up to us, the individuals, to create our own sense of worth, and it does not have to include a Dollar Sign. This is and will continue to be the "Secret Sauce" to Steemit's Success. Great Steemit examples range from the recently @charlieshrem tool found at steempower.org (steemit editor), @roelandp with all his great tools, and the up and coming @bullionstackers who recently has found cause with shameful Downvoters. These are just a few of the examples on STEEMIT that validate the idea of the individual creating their own sense of value through their own works or contributions to the STEEMIT society, and not the other way around. The more you feel and know your are worth something, the more others around you will come to see it, know it and accept it. In the end, STEEMIT.COM's value will be the added up tally of each true Individual Steemit User's Worth. Since I know I am worth a lot, and I know you are too if not more so, and so on times oh say 10,000 users, just think when it's 100k true Steemit Users!!
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