I must confess that I am feeling pretty ambivalent at this point in time. The impending Moons payout wasn’t on my radar this morning, so I received a great dose of endorphins upon realising that they had been deposited into my Vault. The grin on my face, however, soured a little because I think I had received more upvotes in the previous month but gotten less Moons. The Moons-to-karma ratio decreased this month, which explains why I’m not getting more bang for my bucks. 

But I guess I can’t complain. Hodlnaut has ended its Chat-to-Earn program on its Discord server, which means that r/cryptocurrency remains as the only place in which I get rewarded financially just by chatting. I like to think that I regale my mates with my self-deprecating wacky remarks served up with a potent dose of sarcasm in real life - and am keen to see if I can replicate such success online. With my sense of humour be upvoted or downvotes? Those Reddit users will deliver the verdict with their clicks.

Ironically, the top grossing remark I made during Round 27 was me thanking someone who seemed to have made it his mission to report YouTube videos which reeked of scam and get them removed. He had fallen prey to a similar scam before and didn’t want others to follow in his footsteps. Well, reporting these unethical videos sounded like a lonely, thankless job, so I wrote “Thank you for your service” to validate his efforts. I wasn’t even expecting anything out of it. I assumed such a trite comment would be lost in the mass of responses. But BOOM! I ended up getting 55 votes for that.

This goes to show that it pays to express your appreciation whenever possible. People feel uplifted by basic decency. 

Another reason why I remember this comment so vividly is that I’m still struggling to find my place in the sub. It feels that I’m always late for the party. Sometimes I will think of a great rejoinder for someone’s comment, only to find that it has already been posted. Other times, I am amazed at people’s funny retorts and sardonic replies. Thinking fast on my feet is not my strong suit, I’m afraid. The conclusion is, I post plenty of comments that never get any upvotes.

Rest assured that this won’t turn out to be a woe-be-me post. All things considered, I’m grateful for the chance to earn some pennies just by typing random stuff. I mean, it’s hard for find the time to make extra bucks since I have a crammed schedule as a father, husband and teacher. But not trying to create other sources of income makes me feel that I’m not hustling enough. Thinking about what to post on r/cryptocurrency focuses my mind awesomely. Sometimes I read a post, go about my usual dish-washing and have a comment suddenly appear in my mind. Anything to sharpen my Muse!

Due to the crypto winter, post traffic has dropped sharply, thus making it harder for me to receive upvotes. But determination is my middle name, so I just gonna keep doing my thing and hope that I get more moons next month.

Signing out!