Why Are We Really Here?

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Do we do this thing for money? Yes, and no. I am pretty sure that if there was no money, most of us would not be here. I am sure that when this site was not a paying site for a duration, most people were not here, and would not be here. It is what it is. Time is money and time is as important as money. Sure. We are all friends of sorts here. Let's not discount that. Not for a minute. Many of us know each other from other places we met before even, and being who we are and what we do, we seek out places like this. myLot. Just like we did the places before it. Bubblews, HubPages, WebAnswers, Niume, Daily Two Cents, or whatever other place has ever existed as a "pay to associate" site. All of them paid us, and so long as they did, we stuck around. When they stopped? We jumped ship. At least most of us did. Friendship is great. Camaraderie is great. Participation is great. But without the monetary aspect? Well, it's just not worth it no matter what we say, which is always, "I will be here even if it does not pay." Actually, no. You won't be. And as so many sites before it that paid that suddenly didn't, when the money stopped, so did the people. I write this as read.cash loses Rusty, the Random Rewarder, as we called him. People are leaving in droves. It is not worth the time and effort without the money. According to them. I think the bottom line is this. We are here because we enjoy each other's company. No doubt about it. We are here because we like sharing our lives and enjoy each other's opinions about that. Yep. We are here because we have a place to interact and share and talk. Yeah, absolutely. We are here because even if this site is not really writing, it is at least a form of it, and we enjoy that. But we are also here because for doing any of these things, we get a small pittance in return for doing it. It is not life changing money. No one will get rich from it. No one will get ahead from doing it. We won't be the next name on the Forbes list for it. And we won't get an offer from the New York Times or Life Magazine either. We are here for fun and friendship and interaction as much as we are here for the small monetary reward we get in return for it. That is the reality. That's the truth. Does it pervert the cause? Does it pervert what we do here? No. Not at all. It is simply to affirm that if there was no money, we would not be here, but would seek out some other place to do what we do here. Just like we have always done. All of us who were at other places before they stopped paying. We never stuck around those places. What would suggest we would stick around here if suddenly the money stopped?