@Jijisaur 3 June 2023

Rusty Appreciation Day I see trending posts here about Rusty. Oh, well~ Good ol' days when Uncle Rusty was popping rubber bands. We all know that this guy (bot) was the most generous one here. My first memory of Rusty was when he gave me a tip in my first article here. Way back then, it was $0.50+ sumthin. I was so happy because finally I was getting noticed. I checked my article a few times a day, and it seemed that the bot tipped my article every 4 hours. It gave me the motivation to write almost every day. I feel like this is more of a diary, so no pressure of making a prof-level article. I just type away what I thought or felt that day.

Also, it became my emotional outlet. Here, I am anonymous, so I do not have fear of others raising an eyebrow. It became a healing process for me honestly. The monetary side is also a taste of dopamine, not gonna lie. I get two things here, an outlet for my thoughts and a monetary reward. Actually, I am embarrassed to say that the reason why I started blogging is that I need to pay for the online sht stuff and petty bills. I assume and probably one of the reasons why most people here who were active before are nowhere to be found now is because of the depleted rewards. Understandable. Anyway~ Rusty will always be a legend here. Thank you, Rusty! Date Published June 3, 2023