Hi! This post has a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flesch%E2%80%93Kincaid_readability_tests">Flesch-Kincaid</a> grade level of 5.9 and reading ease of 83%. This puts the writing level on par with Jane Austen and JK Rowling.

Interesting post. Well done :)

I'll give you my upvote.
pliss votes back
https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@pinkstar/hello-guys-i-m-danielle-m-very-happy-to-start-my-blog-on-steemit

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@calva upvote this man!

where are you from friend????

I like the way you write. It sounds like my own inner monologue.
Uptuck for that alone, but I also agree with your point.

I love the crypto, used to mine and trade a long time ago, but haven't gotten into the modern game with the 28k% increase in shitcoins. But, you're right, I just skim right by most of the articles relating to it, unless it has something that I can use or pass on to friends who still trade...

True if WE do convince new people to come here.  (and I have been trying)  They will come to the site and see a trending page full of stuff they have absolutely zero interest in.    Will they stick around?   Perhaps.   It depends upon the person and how convincing you were in getting them to come here in the first place.

👌🏻 Yes. Just yes to everything above.  I wouldn't mind if you wrote something everyday for me to read.

This project should be about sharing useful content across the board. We have a very small crypto world right now, even if everyone you talk to is involved in it that means you have very few people you talk to...
Meaningful content with cute puppies (especially pug puppies) is far better than nonsensical crypto will save the world dribble. Crypto may save the world, but most likely it will just reduce the friction in a lot of ways. Hopefully, we will get away from the paradigm of creating free content so a few major companies can make billions and billions. Hopefully, we can get to a world where micro-payments help writers, artists, musicians, and other creators live in the cities that are pricing them out. Hopefully, we will cause a little bit of a revolution in how we treat each other. 

Just talking about crypto, will not get it done. Now follow me for a great pug puppy picture!

Upvoted. This is the dose of REAL TALK the Steemit community needs.

I won't flame you. I feel with you. It might be a coincidence but ... I've been there yesterday (and too many times before). Wrote an article about something crypto that seems significant to me. **I got ... 0.**

Since you've missed it too I will give you a link. Because it is about ... take a deep breath ... cryptocurrency and gold.

Check it out -> https://steemit.com/xaurum/@ervin-lemark/xaurum-rebirth-initial-coinage-offer-ends-in-less-than-14-hours

Good luck to both of us :)

You've pretty much hit the nail on the head with this. 
I like crypto, i own a few different coins, I've lost a few different coins through stupid trading and crappy software/exchanges (uphold).  but i don't know that much about it. To be honest, i don't care how it works, just that it works.
I own a motorcycle, its a good motorcycle, and if i look after it well enough it will still be worth what i paid for it (maybe more) in 10 years time. But i don't know a damn thing about the mechanics of it. And i don't care. I have a problem, i take it to a garage.
It seems commonplace now that people just use things without knowing or caring how they work. (Not saying it's acceptable behaviour in any way though.)
It's good to be passionate about crypto, but in a forum built around crypto-currency, people (I'm assuming) wont want to read crypto posts as they either already know about it, or they don't care.
And wow, for a "good blog" comment, this went on a bit further than i was expecting.

i'm excited about your post!
check out mine
https://steemit.com/travel/@lyubovnam/my-amazing-journey-to-dominican-republic

I really like this article because this is exactly how I've been feeling - discouraged because I don't get many views, but also noticing how the trending posts are all crypto talk or results of getting big on steemit. My content is more towards what you're suggesting, I hope, but it may be a while before I get views. I hope more people begin to think like you. Azas

Oooh, i added $0.12. *feels important*

So glad someone has said this,  the crypto articles are great to extent (especially as a lot of us  grinning idiots want to learn more when we first get here) but after a day or two it gets so frustrating.  keeping the people i signed up on board is getting increasingly difficult.

very true buddy.. my blogs are nothing about crypto.. all about myself and quality content unrelated to crypto, unfortunately

Crypto is great - but so are a wide array of topics.  Cover more ground, learn more information. :D

Interesting post. I've gotten a lot of my (non-crypto) friends into the site, and they have made similar comments. They want to see trending articles about cooking, fishing, politics, etc. While they may have at least some interest in crypto, and a little more in Steemit, that is probably not the top category of content they are looking to consume.

A lot of the new people I talk about who are not big writers, and aren't that into reading content either, may be interested in getting in on the investment side. I put together this article with a great "how to" tutorial on buying Steem/SP, for readers who may not know as much about Steemit/Bitcoin/Crypto as we do :)
https://steemit.com/steem/@timcliff/steemit-how-to-invest-in-steemit-com-through-the-purchase-of-steem-or-steem-power-in-10-easy-steps

Woow nice start , congrats dude

Excellent post.   It's time for us geeks and nerds to let others play in our sandbox.  And we need to bring in some toys to attract them.

Upvoted, but I think Steemit will evolve quickly, can you remember of FB at his early age? Poke, no chat, no privacy. Now ppl promote their services, sell goods, buy and sell second hand. Steemit will not remain as it. It will allow to post various content soon and take over the world. Muahahaha

That was an awesome well written article!! Very fun to read and truthful.

Great title, which finally made sense after reading what you wrote :) 
And you brought up some great points. There must be value here for people other than wanting to start earning money. 
Oh, and I used to live in KY

LOL @kryptik - I love your sense of humor. 
I did write a cryptocurrency blog to help educate myself and translate for some of my actual friends who don't understand anything but the potential to make money. I get that because I'm AM that. LOL  But I've been here a week and it's growing on me. Finding gems to read and knowledge bombs are really making this community grow on me.

Definitley agree with you on the crypto side of things! But I think the reason that we see the same bunk shit hitting the top page over and over is because the early adopters are crypto-enthusiasts, and some babes that wanna make a quick couple thousand by posting an "about me" about how "interesting" their life has been. Bollocks if you ask me. But I ain't salty. Those "babes" get excited and tell their friends... The more people who adopt this platform, the wider variety of articles we will see popping up. It's a win win for everybody... 

Definitley excited to see what direction Steemit goes in the future. 
Sometimes I forget that it is still in beta...

Anyways good article "fuckboi" hahahaahaha

You said what myself and my husband have been talking about the past couple of days now. You just said it much more elegantly than I could have. Props with an upvote!

Agreed, and upvoted