Who do I follow on steem and why?

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This question is an easy one for me to answer, but not that easy to narrow down to only a handful of people. I don't want to make this 2500-word epic though so will do my best.

Everyone I follow deserves a mention here, along with many others I interact with and I want to say upfront that steem has opened the door, and line of communication, to many great people all bringing their own unique talents, personalities and expertise to the table, the community.

As my only social media I am content here on steem and grateful to everyone who contributes positively, with passion and personality. I don't follow everyone of course although see so many excellent users out there adding their own flair to the community...I'd like to mention many but I'll play along with the rules and select only a few.

Hmm, OK now to narrow down the list:

@abh12345 - I came across this hard-working chap through my brother and soon came to enjoy his sense of humour, intelligence and calm manner; When he speaks I listen intently. Combining an extensive knowledge of the blockchain with humour and an obvious passion for statistics this guy is a great user to kick off my list with. A special shout-out for the work he does behind the scenes running the Curation and Engagement League too! This user cares about steem, works hard to promote it and drive it forward...And he's a top sort.

@badseedalchemist - This rockstar makes my list because he is a passionate user, doesn't shy away from exposing his inner-most thoughts and feelings and keeps it real. This talented singer, writer and thinker injects passion and personality in tremendous amounts and his honesty, with self and his writing, is a credit to him. He's just starting out here and deserves a mention for the way he's jumped in head first and has emotionally bought-into the steem concept. He's a funny guy, passionate about his partner (@audiefaith) and an enjoyable person to interact with. He's a good egg.

@meesterboom - Not much of a reason is needed here folks; Read his posts and you'll know why he's on my list. The BOOM...Intensely funny, incredibly intelligent and one of the best writers I've come across. The way he crams so much meaning, humour and humanness into such few words grabbed me right from the start. This talented bloke, has a way of turning the most prosaic of things into an inspired [sometimes irreverent] piece of writing and is incredibly fun engage with too!

You seriously want me to narrow my followers down to just a handful? This is so difficult!

@riverflows - A fellow Aussie, Riv makes my list because she's a lot like me, but way better. She's a creative thinker, intelligent and has that same affable and easy-going nature you'll find in many Australians. She's happy to respectfully disagree with me and explain why, and see my point of view on things even if she doesn't completely concur; Another fun person who adds a bucket-load of personality to her writing and comment-interaction. She values the steem-community and the relationships she's built, writes on a wide variety of topics and is another good egg...Although she may be vegan and not appreciate my egg comment...Do they even make vegan eggs bro? 😂

One more? Ok, you twisted my arm.

@adeyemidrey - This young man reached out to me on discord and began to engage a little. He has to work hard at real life, to create his best version of it, and he brings that same ethos to steem; He works hard, and whilst at times feels self-conscious about the integrity of his writing as english isn't his first language he forges ahead building his brand, sharing his thoughts and bringing his unique version of personality to steem.

Over my time here I've found many interesting and valuable people to engage with; These four are not the sum and total. I value all of those users I follow and those I interact with. In my fortunate position as a curator for @curangel and @c-squared I get to explore many users and to promote them to the wider community and my own network. It is a pleasure.

Initiatives like this one @theycallmedan has recently promoted is a great way to highlight some steem users and to get that snowball rolling down the hill. Find out more about the who do I follow initiative here and...

Get on it!

I'm supposed to share this on twitter but I'm twitterless so cannot. Nonetheless, I'm sure one of you good folk could do so for me, if you feel inclined.


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Oh! Well I am honoured to be on your list, and first mention too 😎

Very kind words, and I’m most glad that you say that I care about Steem - I do, perhaps too much at times!

Thanks Galen!

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You're welcome sir, you deserve a spot on my short list. I can only imagine at the huge amount you've done for steem and there's loads of people who respect and value your effort and you in general. Thanks for caring mate, it's a credit to you, the work you do.

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You the man! I have to do one of these lists cos you would be right up there!

If I was sober I might say more but as it is I am having to retype aot of this on my phone as it keeps su ggesting insane words instead of the ones I mean.

I think it has gone full AI/Skynet.

Or, I'm drunk but I;m going skynet! :OD

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Haha! Well, firstly you're welcome...And secondly drink-typing is fraught with danger. Lol.

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Do they even make vegan eggs bro?

BAHHHAAAHHHAA!! Thank you so much for the mention, cobber! I am truly honored (spelled like 'merican cheese.) Anyway, this made me very happy. I was working on another article for this client and @audiefaith's mouth dropped... she began to tell me that you had written a post and that I should read it. She damn near had tears in her eyes!

Good Egg!!!! I'M VINDICATED!!! An old girlfriend once called me a bad egg when I was 19. Who knew, that eggs age as well as fine wine... 😜

YUUMMMMYYY EGGGSSSS!!!!

Hope you are well, cobber. 💪 ☝️ 🤘

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So...You've come full-circle from bad egg to good egg it seems. Although quite probably she only said that because she was extremely jealous of you for actually being a good egg in the first place. Maybe she was the bad egg and trying to drag you down from good-eggery to bad. Yeah, that's it.

No worries cobber, it's a pleasure to mention you. Keep up the good work...And learn how to spell honour. 🤣

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Lol. H----oooohhhhooooouuuuunnnnnneeeerrrrr.... is that right?

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Well, to be perfectly honest they are both right...And come to think of it the American way saves one letter and the time it takes to type it. Can you imagine all the time one would save in life by not typing that one letter?

Seconds, at least!

🤣

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I have to disagree with you on that. Between the words honour, behaviour, and humour...Id say you would save minutes rather than seconds..lol

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Ooohhhhh it's a one of those things. Right I'm definitely going to avoid doing the this thing like the plague because I honestly don't know how all the people that have done this so far have managed to cull it down to a literal handful I wouldn't know where to start XD

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It's a matter of selecting a few and moving on, for me at least. Once one thinks too hard about it the floodgates of indecision open and it's all over! 🤣

I could have listed everyone I follow but no one would want to read 27,000 words...🙈

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I am satisfied here about steem, and thank everyone who contributed positively, with enthusiasm and personality.

I am glad to hear it
You are high spirited and full of tolerance in sharing.
full appreciation from me

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High-spirited and tolerant, for sure. 🙂

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👍 full support from me.
And I really appreciate tolerance

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Some excellent talent here.

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Yes, agreed. It was a very difficult choice to narrow it down to just these users also...There's so much talent right across steem too right?

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Guess you made a mistake, because I am not on the list :)
You know why it is great to follow me? That makes you appreciate all the other authors on the steem blockchain much more :)

Have a !BEER for the afterparty!

Cheers,
Peter

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Thanks for the heads up on some of the accounts you follow. I only had @riverflows on my follow list, but have added the other four in order to take a look.

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It's a great little initiative as it exposes people to others they may never normally reach. Of course it's got a lot to do with promoting steem on twitter also so I hope someone was able to share my post. Hopefully you enjoy those other accounts.

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All great people and two new names there for me to explore! I absolutely LOVE this initiative because it is very positively highlighting all the amazing content creators we have within this network and introducing all of us to more of THAT!

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Yes, it is a good way to learn about previously unexplored users. Turning over rocks like this is important to help spread the word, strengthen the community and to push the word out to Twitter and those who don't know about steem.

Thanks for commenting.

!ENGAGE 20

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It is my pleasure and yes... precisely my sentiment!

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Inspired lover of life

(On your profile)...That just gained you a follower...Albeit not a very important one...

!ENGAGE 20

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So not the "wine glutton" part then? hahahaha!!! ;) Well, lovely to "meet you" irrespective @galenkp and we can both continue this blockchain journey being blissfully unimportant, inspired lovers of life. I am good with that! Being important is overrated haha!

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Well, I thought I'd reserve any wise-ass comments about wine and gluttony until we were firm friends...That means around, well, probably around 2-3 comments back and forth. After that time all bets are off!

So, I figure we have about 2 comments left before we lapse into a familiar, and possibly mutually-irreverent, comment exchange about the love of life and all it holds.

Cheers to unimportantness. [G-dog holds up his Asahi 3.5 and toasts unimportantness, and new friends.]

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hahaha Well cheers to that indeed! Not quite wine time here (even for the wine glutton), but I will most certainly join you in a couple of hours :)

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Ah, yes I figured and also wondered if you thought I was a drunken bum! It was 6pm here. Promise! 😁

I was having a drink with a mate...For a post to come tomorrow...

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Ya, sure... whatever... drunken bum! haha :D

Who's the cool little dude?

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You'll have to wait for the post tomorrow night (late afternoon).

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pffff! Fine! :D lol.

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Now I feel guilty, which exactly what you intended probably!

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One of the thing that matters in friendship is closeness and real time engagement and communication. We are all unique in one way or the other just like you explained some of your friends attributes. I am hundred percent sure this post touches the deeply... This is a great one @galenkp

I must cease this opportunity to commend you and all the curators on curangel, you guys are doing an amazing job. More grace and strength.

Well done and kudos

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Hi there @cyprianj

Thank you for your nice comment, and of course, for taking the time to read my post in the first place. I also appreciate your kind words about the efforts @curangel is going to in support of smaller accounts. I believe the initiative is making a real difference to many people and thanks to those who conceived it the curators will continue to promote undervalued posts.

!ENGAGE 50

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Howdy sir galenkp! Great post and I found out about a couple of quality steemians that I didn't know about!

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Thanks mate. Was hard to limit to just a few. The list of those I follow is available for all to see I guess though so anyone can take a look at them and check their blogs. Thanks for commenting mate. ✅

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Ha! I like that green check box, that's cool. There's so many talented and amazing people on here..it always humbles me.

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Oh my gosh I only just got round to this, and I'm super chuffed about what you said about me - that's just thte sweetest. I need to frame that - made my day. BTW, I raise chooks and eat eggs AND honey AND cheese -- I eat mostly vegan, love the vegan ethos, but like most things, I'm pretty flexible and not gung ho and my general rule of thumb is try not to hurt things if you can help it, and I'm not sure bees, cows, chooks or any animals loved and raised organically and tended to with respect and care can be classed as bad ju ju. Hey, I even wanna shoot guns, though i don't want to shoot animals unless I'm in a zombie apocalypse and am hungry, in which case, gimme your rifle right now. xxx Thanks man, appreciate this so much. Great selection of users there - xx

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