I loved social media and I still do love them because they help me connect with loved ones, friends, colleagues and relations. It also helps us to meet new people and connect with people. https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://i.imgsafe.org/107f641668.jpg I joined Facebook in the year 2006 because I wanted to be with my friends and relations even when they are absent. I loved facebook, I wanted to be with those I loved. When twitter arrived, I joined around 2009 and started tweeting. I never liked twitter in any way. Soon other media came out which includes Instagram, Snapchat, Esskimi and a whole lot of them. http://idealog.co.nz/media/VERSIONS/images/fbdead_950x700--upscale.jpg [Image credit](https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwixnPPMkqTYAhUGzRQKHV5mCQgQjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fidealog.co.nz%2Ftech%2F2015%2F02%2Ftidying-loose-ends-your-social-existence-facebook-you-die&psig=AOvVaw1UD577WagR2HBPdgEY1hMw&ust=1514256278640782) ## Where Did Other Social Media Get It Wrong Although people loved them and used them a lot, these social media also had a way of targeting users with ads to gain a lot of data on profiles as well. They were only giving us a medium to hangout and thereby ripping a whole lot of people with their high data usage. These social media were selling our data and information to make themselves rich and yet they left us unturned. https://steemitimages.com/DQmcf8f2XRohAXvHP5qXAFvpHRRxnZsFwGGAEgN84Nf112Z/animal-1867521_1920.jpg [Image Credit](https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwjBmpSLk6TYAhXGvhQKHad4BtEQjRwIBw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsteemit.com%2Fscience%2F%40timsaid%2Fmyth-or-fact-29-chicken-or-egg-what-came-first&psig=AOvVaw0kpnE0fXBdt7wiqws7Vsao&ust=1514256431736821) ## Then Steemit Came Steemit came with a whole lot of bombs to blow of these social media. Steemit gave the first shocker, which was a **reward system**, then another shocker which was **NO ADS**, then more which came from a **decentralized community**. Steemit came with something more than a hangout room, steemit came as a community that is not separated by borders or oceans. Steemit brought education; yes, steemit has helped a lot of people learn a lot of things from cryptocurrency to science, philosophy and so on. Rewarding quality content is the bomb and giving people the avenue to give something is the most amazing. I can categorically say it that steemit has proven to be a game changer both on the blockchain and in the social media industry. --- __ ___ ### REGARDS FROM @gbenga ___ ___ ___ [![steemit_icon.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmR4Rqi9X8zyGzoDHcRkpW4A4KoNrMefDsAQseG5YG54PB/steemit_icon.png)](https://steemit.com/@gbenga) [![discord_icon.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmaSYYssQgQpGHxzMi1bSWL9skLdS776vivqee7bpPA17W/discord_icon.png)](https://discordapp.com/@Gbenga#3441) ---- ___ ___ ![fancy-line-divider.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmdaq4zpeTScdNrsvK2YrjXjXj9V9ZxPsvVANTiS4AoT3J/fancy-line-divider.jpg) ___ Thanks to @son-of-satire for the generic footer ![GENERIC.gif](https://steemitimages.com/DQmcGTgE9ztQ7QmWESyE7uVqLrUqfbAa1fsTCod6dmsFYjP/GENERIC.gif) Thanks to @elyaque for my first badge ![Bildschirmfoto 2017-06-13 um 16.44.32.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmTcNTBXWiEJdrGR5goscq8zpecSkgzLjxEnSCmoPgP1SK/Bildschirmfoto%202017-06-13%20um%2016.44.32.png) ![small-4605-5908eb3da2bfa.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmS184UAbg2f2zYtsn94jL2wbN6i1w2KpaxcX8Qo1jQTRZ/small-4605-5908eb3da2bfa.png) Nigerian community badge by @jodipamungkas ![PACKET CURATOR NIGERIAN @gbenga.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmfUvbcRBZp28md2r5YzCiWyKtiGxKYVinobx4xrXK65Sk/PACKET%20CURATOR%20NIGERIAN%20%40gbenga.png) Badge by @royalfinest ![gbenga badge from @royalfinest.jpeg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmXtBHQarz5XXPUnM3tPV4LABzBr3ohp9oXsSadFvVF7Ff/gbenga%20badge%20from%20%40royalfinest.jpeg) ![divider.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmb4NbBA7YyyWdwVXXRbDc12iJQsV1WeGeZCztzECYicKo/divider.png)