Moooooooo!!!
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How's it going? Are you still here? Is anyone reading this post? Did the title actually help you hear the cow in the picture greeting you?
The good news is that HF21 and HF22 went much better than HF20. In fact, we didn't have to replay, so no data was lost. Also, we were only down for a few hours. That's a BIG improvement! So don't have a cow, just do like the cow above and have a snack... and maybe a haircut.
I know that some snapshots can yield highly amusing results, especially if taken at just the right time. (See the picture above.) I was curious the affect that the HFs had on curation, so I looked at the SteemWorld entry for a post shortly after putting it up. I was intrigued.
I'm not saying that -24.75% curation is bad, I'm just saying that's not the outcome we were looking for after getting a 100% boost in curation rewards. On the bright side, the burned portion of the post plus my share were almost 125% of the rewards, so good for everyone else!
The payout has since improved and curators are now getting around 48% of the post value. Still, it was a perplexing and intriguing time to be alive.
Only time will tell if it was a smart investment to stay powered up and HODLing Steem. It's been quite the drop from the top, but it might be worth it if the powers that be are correct. It's likely too soon to have enough data to tell if the increase in curation is bringing new investment, but hopefully it will start getting Steem off the launch pad. Forget about the moon, let's just get higher than I can jump!
Have you noticed any oddities since the Hard Forks?
