As the drama and excitement from HF20 begins to die down, we are back to waiting for SMTs.
This hardfork was meant to enable scalability and growth. Whether or not you think that was accomplished, there wasn't a lot of immediate value in the fork. Combined with no visible marketing yet, and a lot of questions and dissatisfaction about the chain, it is my opinion we are going to enter into another six months of grinding along, and some days asking ourselves why. :)
With the price lower and no cryptocurrency pump in sight, we have to face the possibility we will continue to move the chain forward 3 seconds at a time while dApps get built and SMTs programmed and planned, without significant growth.
If one believes in the future value of the Steem Blockchain this is a great time to accumulate tokens, find others who are also here for the long haul, and hone your skills. I have no doubt there will be some who do exactly this. Others will move on, and that is also fine.
If we set our expectations for a long-slow haul and suddenly cryptocurrency does get a pump, that is easier to adjust to for most than expecting something to happen each day, while we grind along.
I want to remind those who are disappointed with earnings that we are all disappointed with earnings! lol, from large to small most of us would like to get more engagement, more Steem and more appreciation.
Most of you know this, but a reminder for new followers, I built this account which is moderate in size, earning pennies at a time. 1 penny, began to earn inflation and helped me earn curation and that in turn earned the next penny, soon those pennies became a dollar and so on and so forth. I bought in a few times with relatively small amounts. I gained a follower here and there, and the rewards started to grow faster. If you want to build your account Powering Up matters.
I acknowledge Steem has many flaws, but so do most cryptocurrency projects and I expect many of us will survive the grind.
If you picture a long slow grind coming over the next 6 months to a year, how does it feel? How will you react? What are your goals?
Let's talk about in the comment section