RE: Rags to Riches

When I think about where I'd be right now if I hadn't lost my keys, I get sick. I joined Steemit in March 2018. It was right after the hard fork, probably within a month, when I lost my keys (and I thought I was being careful with them, but one simple mistake and they're gone forever!). It took me a while to get back in the saddle. I had a reputation of 65 at the time, as @blockurator. I'd probably be at 75 by now, three years later.

As for the difference between Hive and Medium, one works on compound interest and the other doesn't. There is a maximum to how much Medium authors will ever make. On Hive, there are other dynamics, dynamics you'll never see on Medium. And those authors making $1,000/month had to work just as long and hard to get there as you did to get where you are on Hive.

Thanks for reminding me where I've been, and where I'm going.