Congratulations on the reward here @glenalbrethsen, I love it when people get what they deserve. đđż
Iâll be in the kitchen in a little while, I hope youâll be joining us again.
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Congratulations on the reward here @glenalbrethsen, I love it when people get what they deserve. đđż
Iâll be in the kitchen in a little while, I hope youâll be joining us again.
Hey @dandays.
It's kind of bizarre how rewards around here work. I've had some posts that I was particularly happy with, nada. This one was not what I would consider one of my best efforts, due to lack of time and photos, but then it gets curated by OCD I guess. I've come to look at it more of an accumulative effectâacross all my workârather than any one thing. While I'm certainly grateful for all of it, it can seem so random and unexpected. :)
I do have a post for Food Fight Friday. I was not in the kitchen on Saturday (it was my birthday celebration so I didn't cook), and yesterday I didn't cook up anything spectacular for Independence Day.
In the past week I've eaten, of course, so I will be sharing one of those experiences, instead. :)
I know exactly what youâre saying about the curations. Sometimes I have to remind myself not to be so irritated because Iâll post an article with hours upon hours of effort that I believe deserves recognition and nothing! Iâd be lying if I said it doesnât frustrate me at times and throw an only child attitude. But then, like you said, Iâm pleasantly surprised at times when an unexpected article gets picked up... who knows?? Not meâthatâs for sure.
Remember the politics question awhile back? True story: So far, on two separate occasions by two different people, I was asked âwhere are you from?â I tell them... then they respond âdo you mind if I ask you a question?â I say âask me anything youâd like!â ...âWhat do you think of Trump?â Haha!! Heâs not just the punchline of jokes in the states, sir. If anything, even more so in England.
Have a great weekend, Glen. I just saw you released a foodfight, Iâll make my way over there.
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Hey, @dandays.
I'm not sure what they thought of him before he made some Brexit remarks, but now he's supposedly took over their politics. Kind of like he forces everything upon us or something like that.
re: curation
Yeah. I kind of wish there was more curation happening on a regular basis for the established folks, but I guess they take pity when they see we're still not making a dollar. Or something like that. I know they have rules, and they should, so I can't get too bitter about it. There's more than just us out there.
I did learn early on, though, way before I got here, that there's a balance that needs to be struck between hours put into a post or any kind of writing and the reward. If it isn't seen by enough people, it's not going to do well, regardless. If it's not something people like, same deal. So, the same rules apply here as anywhere else, even if we like to think we've got more of a corner on things.
The fact of the matter is, visibility is still low, and unless you're willing to do certain things to up that visibility, it just takes longer and longer to get it.
The wise words of Mr. Brethsen. Very well said, sir. Thereâs been many 0â times Iâve questioned myself, âmaybe I shouldnât mention things like this... or that... maybe itâs because I didnât mention...â etc etc and before I get too involved with what I couldâve or shouldâve switched I remind myself to just keep being me. At the end of the day, if I donât alter my style for the audience and remind myself to be thankful for as much love as I get just for being myselfâI tend to be thankful for having this platform even with the small amount of foot traffic because my (our) audience is authentic. Like this current conversation for example.
Itâs nice to have an avenue to release our thoughts. Thatâs the important part, itâs just the part I tend to forget because I allow myself to get overwhelmed with whyâs and why notâs. Iâm glad you share a similar opinionââitâs not just me!â
Itâs always a pleasure reading your responsesâthis one in particular. Happy Sunday.