Steemit - The Difference A Year Can Make - Why I am still Here! by handofzara

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· @handofzara ·
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Steemit - The Difference A Year Can Make - Why I am still Here!
![abandoned-accident-aeroplane-613778.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmeHU642Bpf4yztaU7E7Bh84G78ivVSgUD9hpA1UQiiJeP/abandoned-accident-aeroplane-613778.jpg)

A little over a year ago the price of the Steem token hit its HIGH of $8.19!  We were all going to be instant millionaires or at least be able to have a great part time gig.  

![Screenshot_2019-01-08 Steem Price Chart (STEEM USD) CoinGecko.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmWDbRbFFvgXpz1YyfznTqZ1byxjT5fdB9VzpuRvf396Dc/Screenshot_2019-01-08%20Steem%20Price%20Chart%20(STEEM%20USD)%20CoinGecko.png)
source:coingecko.com

I can remember reading posts of how some Steemians had use their money to pay for great vacations.  Others had quit their jobs to be full time Steemians.  Still others thrilled us with their travels around the world from their earnings.

In other parts of the world, Steem literally changed their fortunes not in exotic ways but in real necessary ways such as making enough to buy food or decent clothing.

A year ago there was so much HOPE and so much PROMISE.

Then the crypto market collapsed and with it Steem lost 96.3% of its value - yikes.

It started as a trickle and then as if a signal had been given the room became empty.

![abandoned-house-room-7007.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmV7Ubw9PP7Vfzrqws4jyU1rWEAUZReuH4PVEmp6YhAXFu/abandoned-house-room-7007.jpg)

People we had interactions with here on Steemit disappeared.  It was like a horror film, where all of a sudden people vanished.

And yet there remains a stalwart band who continue to move forward but why?  Why are you here? Why am I still here?

I am here for the same reason I joined in June of 2017.

I wanted exposure to a crypto-currency but I did not want to buy it and Steem provides a way to EARN a crypto currency.

Guess what?  Steemit still provides a way to earn a crypto-currency.  When I first started with really really low payouts I joked that after a few years I would be able to buy a cup of coffee.

Then something amazing happened Steem tokens went up to over $8.00 and all of a sudden I could buy more than a cup of coffee.  My account rocketed up to over $100.00 in a few short weeks and that buys more than a cup of coffee.

Here we are a year later, Steem tokens have cratered and crashed and yet a year later my account is worth over $150.00 even at these low low low prices.

But here is something amazing and I do mean amazing at these low low prices.  And I don't know if you have notice this, but even with these small payouts, the amount of Steem and Steem Power in the rewards have gone up!  No not in dollar terms but in terms of the amount of Steem and Steem tokens.


Several weeks ago I joined the Red Fish Power Up League run by @paulag.  And the League encourages little Red Fish to grow into minnows.  One of the great aspects about the League is there is a weekly post marking the progress towards becoming a Minnow (500 SP).

![Screenshot_2019-01-08  paulag.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmXGxcJzHRfesxMKKfE8EUtvRmdxeiU6NhUtBjtzCYFKu3/Screenshot_2019-01-08%20%20paulag.png)

When I joined the League I only had 216.19  after 16 MONTHS of posting usually daily and since September I have added another 200 SP in roughly 3 months.  Now some of this is due to the fact that I have changed what I have been posting but I can not escape the fact that these low prices actually means for more Steem and Steem Power is being rewarded.

So if you are depressed about the current price of Steem, just think of what a great opportunity it is to increase your Steem Power.  

There is a risk, as with anything in life, that Steem goes to zero and becomes another Myspace, on the other hand this could just be a BIG bump in the road.

I am of the belief that in the future there will be a need for the cryptocurrencies.

I am of the belief that in the future the Steemit blockchain will be a force to be reckoned with and that the "social media" aspect of Steemit will play an important role.

I want you to look at the photo below:

![architecture-clouds-cloudy-sky-1567614.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmNZnb2g9vHyoUNiN1vKZutLspsWmrVgLzek8kFGiTAHdr/architecture-clouds-cloudy-sky-1567614.jpg)

It is a radio tower.  So what does a radio tower have to do with staying on Steemit, you might ask?

Good question.  I look at each SP that I gain in my account as adding power to my "radio tower".  If, or should I say when, the crypto-market once again rises and when, not if, the blockchain technologies come into "main stream" adoption what will you and I have?

A larger broadcasting network!

That is why I remain dedicated to the platform and why I power up.  Will it go bust or will it take off, only the future knows, but I am betting it will take off and soar once again. 

The room will fill up and I intend to have a great broadcasting network.

How about you?

Comment, upvote and resteem if the mood hits you.

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@ssg-community ·
Thank you for your continued support of SteemSilverGold
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@jamethiel ·
I joined because a friend recommended that I checkout this website after I mentioned being a bit burnt out on FB. Was surprised at the cryptocoin connection,  and then intrigued.  
I stuck around because I like the posting format and how I can tell a story with photos and captions.  Watching the price dive so much didn't bother me as I had made no investment but my spare time.  Will be interesting to see where it goes from here.
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@handofzara ·
It certainly will be interesting.  Have you had any craft beers lately?
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@jamethiel ·
Not too many, I've been busy with work and not traveling much this winter. We are going to be on vacation starting tonight and are looking forward to trying new beers and gaming eith friends for the next week!
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@edthecanadian ·
Ed's still here too. For the long haul? Who knows, no risk it no biscuit!

Posted using [Partiko Android](https://steemit.com/@partiko-android)
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@handofzara ·
Exactly no risk no reward and besides it is still rather fun.
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@haikubot ·
<em>Exactly no risk 
No reward and besides it 
Is still rather fun. 
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<sup>- handofzara</sup>

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@hananali ·
I joined with the same increasing trend of crypto but things have turned out to be different, together we hope for a rise yet again where it will only rise to make more and more people earn their cup of coffee or more than that
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@handofzara ·
I hope your exams went well.
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@hananali ·
Went well and I hope the last three go well too
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@paulag ·
you have almost doubled your SP in only 15 weeks, thats awesome.  when you graduate from the redfish league, we have a minnow league waiting for you :-)

Keep it up , you will be so glad when steem returns to $8
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@handofzara ·
Thank you and this is the year to become a MINNOW and join the Minnow League!
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