After almost two years here, I have seen a lot of people rage quit yet, nearly all of them come back... only to rage quit again. *"This place is Bullshit! I am going to EOS, Whaleshares, Weku.."* Whatever. Show some integrity at least and just go, at least for an adequate amount of time until you can learn to control your rage.  

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Someone with higher level of skills applied equally are going to get on average better results than those with lower, someone who is able to delay gratification is on average going to get better investment results than an instant gratifier, someone who is able to control their emotions are going to suffer less than someone who is constantly going through emotional mood swings. It is interesting to note how people want equality of result yet don't factor in variance in personality. 

Consider your own strengths and weaknesses and work out if you are able to deal with uncertainty and understand your willingness to expose yourself to risk, your openness to manipulation and influence, your ability to deal with adversity, face fears, face stress and evaluate if the personal costs and potential for loss is for you. Be *honest* with yourself. 

People seem to keep taking the approach, *if people act how I want them to I will be okay.* It is a poor position and if you have that expectation that people should bow down to your demands, it is going to be really painful because most likely, they will not. Not only that, your attempt to force others to kowtow (thanks @crimsonclad) will make you are target yourself and, there is always someone larger, stronger, better equipped and of course, more skilled at playing the game than yourself. 

You can say, *I don't play the game, I don't partake in the politics* but as soon as you put your opinion into the mix and try to influence others in their behavior to come into line with what you want, you are a politician with an agenda. And as you campaign for various forms of support, you are building a political party around yourself in the hopes to create a government to get what you want, by force if you must most likely as the more support you get, the larger your ego becomes. As I said to someone last night, *Large egos make large mistakes.*

For nearly two years I have taken the position that Steem isn't for everyone at this time because most people are unable to deal with the uncertainty, unable to cope with the transparency, unable to keep their head when there is FUD and animosity, scam and slam all over the platform. Most people have *never* faced a sight such as Steem, let alone taken part in the discussions themselves as while all of this is available in the real world, most of it is hidden from view, like the mass of an iceberg under the surface of the water.  

It is a bitter pill for many to swallow when they realise that they don't actually have what it takes at this time, they want to be early adopters but don't carry the skills or the emotional controls required to operate under uncertainty and keep walking into thick fog. Humans by nature are programmed to seek security, unfortunately we apply it to emotional and mental security as well, we want to protect our ideas, no matter how bad, we want to protect our ego, no matter it being an illusion. How well do you deal with your own failure, or is it always someone else's fault?

If there is one thing everyone should understand about Steem is there is the responsibility of ones own behavior and the consequences of ones actions. This is the freedom of the blockchain and if you are unwilling to accept that people are going to act in ways that are not in line with your thoughts and rage against them, that is your choice. If you are going to influence the system in fundamental ways, threaten, campaign for support and seek to become an authority, that is your choice. People use the system as they see fit and the entire ecosystem is affected by the choices we make and support as individuals. 

While you might not be able to cope with the ecosystem, it doesn't mean another can't. Don't assume your skills are adequate because you *feel* they are and don't assume that your poor results are unfair. Perhaps you got exactly what you deserved, maybe even more. 

Of course, you are free to think whatever you like but there are consequences to your actions. 

Taraz
[ a Steem original ]