Engagement is the Name of the Game!

I really like getting upvotes on my posts, but do you know what I like even more?

Comments!

And not just any old "nice post" or "follow my profile" spam. I like real engagement. Discussion, arguments with substance, related personal anecdotes, and other efforts to connect with my content make me happy as a clam.

Tangent: why do people attribute happiness to mollusks that resemble snot in armor?

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My own engagement efforts have, admittedly, been slipping. At one time, my comment to post ratio was around 10:1 if memory serves. Now it has fallen to more like 6:1. I will try to do my part even more, too, but I need you to step up and do the same. After all, many of my comments were relies to people who engaged with me.

Hive has all the ingredients to make something amazing, but it is us, the users here for more than a quick crypto profit, who will make it a real success. Being better technologically isn't enough.We need to be a better community, too.

Are you with me? You can begin with a comment below! I'll even give a bonus upvote if you share a favorite podcast. I'm still recommending 372 Pages We'll Never Get Back, the podcast that has fun dissecting bad books. I don't think I mentioned last time that one of the hosts is Michael J. Nelson, former host of Mystery Science Theater 3000, and the other is Conor Lastowka. Both are involved with Rifftrax, continuing the MST3K tradition of mocking bad movies. Check those out, too, if you need a laugh in these trying times.

Meanwhile, don't forget to use the tags in posts to find new writers discussing topics you enjoy, and explore the communities to find like-minded people who can help you get started in finding your place on our blockchain. Many of us old-timers are glad to help if you just let us know where you have questions or problems.

Comments · 9

@minismallholding(75)· 2064d

Can't say I've heard that expression for a happiness comparison. I know "happy as a pig in slop/💩" which is just as gooey sounding, if you think about it. Maybe happiness is wet. 🤔

Not really a podcast listener myself, so not much else to add here, except that I've been trying to be present in the real world a bit more recently, so comments have been low and posting even lower. Hope you get your Hivebuzz badge. 🤞

@nateonsteemit(69)· 2064d

Yeah man, way to call us all out. What a dick, wanting engagement on a social platform 🤣

Right now my favorite podcasts are S2 Underground and the Mikhaila Peterson Podcast. Been listening to both of them on LBRY, as I've ditched YouTube and other social media. They're not really on the same spectrum, but that's okay. Spice of life and all.

I've definitely been guilty lately of the "squeeze out a post just to keep the rewards flowing" mentality, and have been total shit at engagement, even on my own posts. Maybe I'll start working on that.

@hivebuzz(74)· 2065d

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@angryman(69)· 2065d

Nice post... Follow my profile...😎

@enforcer48(75)· 2065d

Nice post.

@ryivhnn(73)· 2065d

I have often wondered if it was an artist thing (a lot of the other artists I've spoken to liked upvotes for obvious reasons as most of them probably came for the money like everyone else, but generally preferred comments to bigger upvotes), seems that perhaps it's a most people thing?

Meanwhile I often wonder if people are enjoying the serenity when I go radio silent for whatever reason but it seems that some people actually miss my rambling XD

I don't do podcasts, my brain just stops processing audio after a while (even though I can still hear it fine).

@dandays(73)· 2065d

Can't walk away from this one without commenting.

How's it goin @jacobtothe?

I don't have a big library of podcasts man, I'm probably missing out. I have a few classical stations saved, they're my drawing channels when I don't want words to distract me.

Hopefully this works.

@richardfyates(73)· 2065d

My favorite podcast is MonsterTalk, the science show about monsters! It's skeptical in tone, but the hosts are very funny and interested in just about everything I love!

http://www.monstertalk.org/

@yintercept(65)· 2065d

I agree that comments have a better effect than upvotes.

I've noticed that votes on posts tend to be dominated by robots. There is a huge number of bots that upvote right at 5 minutes .... which is the optimum time for getting curation rewards.

Upvoting posts ends up giving rewards to the bots.

I decided to buy enough HIVE to get my upvote above $0.02 (the minimum payout amount for an upvote). The upvote calculator shows the value of an upvote for a given amount of HIVE.

In general, it takes about $500 in HP for an upvote to be worth $0.02.

Of course, my buying HIVE caused the price to halve. Sorry about that everyone.

BTW: When my upvote value is less than $0.02, I will look at the comment section of an account I appreciate and upvote the posts that I can bring over the two penny threshold.

Anyway, my observation is that upvoting root posts tends to reward robots. Upvoting the comments gives a higher reward to humans.