it's just frustrating to see the work you pour your heart into get very little recognition.
At times, it dose not feel to write a post because the time spent to write a post is not justified in terms of rewards. However, as you said, this should be considered extra, unless we are fully on it. As far as I see, you still engage a lot, for me that's the missing part, but there is no guaranteed or proven way of getting the traction. There are many people who even earn very little or literally nothing for their quality posts and then quit after some time, but the key is consistent effort (which I see you are putting) over a very long period of time. I am sure, by couple of decades, you will be on the top.
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Yes, like I said, I kind of see HIVE as a way of journaling, so it has been pretty great for me in that respect. Even without rewards