I woke up this morning to a nice notification from Hivebuzz..... it's my 2nd Hive Birthday !
Image clipped from screenshot of Hivebuzz
It doesn't feel like two years.
As I recall, I signed up on the evening of Christmas Eve two years ago after getting back from whatever family function I'd been to that day. Then I spent the rest of that Christmas break exploring what I could do here. Or should I say, blundering around Hive finding all kinds of fascinating things and making all kinds of n00b mistakes 馃榿
So how have I done after two years of being here ? Well, in boring financial terms, I've grown my account to about 7500 HP and 1400 HBD. But that's really subsidiary to the main achievements.
First and foremost, I've found awesome new friends here, and with so many of you being in different countries all around the world, it's really opened my eyes to both the cultural differences, and the human similarities in the way we live our lives.
Being on Hive has made me realise how incredibly toxic the legacy social media sites have become. It's been a joy to be able to join the communities I want and have some control over what I see rather than being treated as a product to be shown the adverts and awful content determined by a centralised monopoly.
Hive has also really helped me develop my creative writing skills. I know I've still got a long way to go, but I like to think I'm improving all the time. Just as importantly, it's allowed me to give concrete form to all the stories that have been rattling around inside my head trying to get out for so long !
So for all these things... thank you Hive, and thank you all my Hive Friends 馃榾