Going Against the Status Quo
Being a small fish in a big pond sure poses a lot of interesting challenges!
(An old photo from like, 4 years ago 😄 I've been missing the Snapchat days)
During my first days on Hive, I did my best not to fight the current, just go with the flow. My small net didn't give me much reach, and I only had enough power to post once a day. I had to follow the unwritten rules, evaluate when would be the best day -- the best time to post.
This reality left me creatively restricted. There were countless times when I itched to post endlessly, but I could only work with what I had. The blow that my poor heart had to endure when the one post of the day never took off, and I had to wait another 7 days to post in that group again.
I am currently a minnow, granted with a bit more power this time around. I finally have the means necessary to post multiple times a day, only this time, the thought never bothered to occur to me. I had become so acquainted with the status quo that I didn't try to imagine any other way of life!
Now that I have -- now that I am beginning to carve my own path -- it has been so much more rewarding, in more ways than one! 🙏 Even if my post is something very niche, I manage to find a community that suits the need. I no longer need to become hyper fixated on a single post; I don't need to place all of my expectations into one post.
I have been doing my best to be active with comments as well, always remembering how important it is to continously give back.
Today, for example, I have consistently posted several different times. A writing community, a book club, a poem that I wrote in literally 10 minutes, and now this rant! 😂 I even have a fifth post on standby, but I have decided to save it for tomorrow. I think I have bombarded enough people today! 😄
Love your courage to stand out and be true to yourself! 🌟
I appreciate that, thank you 🙏 even at 30, it can still be a difficult thing to do!
It’s great to find some strength and a little bit of a niche to fit into and explore! I’ve certainly enjoyed your content on here and appreciate the banter. I think it was in the rant community that I first met you!
Keep on growing and developing that’s for sure!
Yes, it was here, and I had no idea you were the creator of this group 😂 having that perspective has gotten me into a lot of trouble over the years, speaking without knowing 😄
I truly appreciate this community as well, this has been a big one for so many of the things that I want to say. Obviously meet some nay-sayers every now and then, but so nice not to have my posts jeopardized because of downvotes, etc.
Yeah, I hear you! It's good to have a free-for-all space to just let loose about whatever. You can tear someone a new asshole, or post some random food things. It's all good! :D