Do you believe that if you lie often enough, loudly enough, and with sufficient conviction, the lie will transmute into truth?
It is a ancient seduction, one that has toppled empires and corrupted souls since the first word was spoken in bad faith. Some believe it. They wrap themselves in the fabric of their own fictions until they can no longer distinguish the weave from the skin. But there is a category of deceiver far more dangerous, and far more tragic: those who are caught in the act, exposed by the light of evidence, and yet continue to lie. Not in whispers. Not in shadows. But in plain sight.
This is not confidence. It is contempt. Contempt for the intelligence of others. Contempt for the integrity of the record. Contempt for the very concept of truth.
How can you use the downvote button to cause harm?
Let us be clear about what the downvote was designed to be, and what you have made it. It was intended as a tool of curation—a gentle nudge away from spam, from plagiarism, from abuse. A filter for quality.
But you have turned it into a weapon of exile.
You use it not to curate, but to punish. Not to guide, but to silence. You push good users away from Hive not because their content lacks merit, but because their voices lack compliance. You drive away the artists, the thinkers, the newcomers who dare to speak without permission. You create a climate where creativity is secondary to conformity, and where survival depends on staying in the good graces of the clique.
You make the rules just to break them.
This is the oldest trick of the tyrant. Establish a standard of "community guidelines," of "quality control," of "decentralized governance." Then, apply those standards selectively. Enforce them ruthlessly against the outsider, the critic, the independent voice. Waive them casually for the insider, the ally, the friend.
And if anyone dares to question this hypocrisy? If anyone points to the ledger and says, "Look, this is not fair"?
You downvote them.
You call them names.
You label them "scammers," "trolls," "abusers."
You invite your friends to do the same.
You mobilize your network not to debate, but to bury. You use your concentrated power to crush dissent, to isolate the questioner, to make them feel like an outcast. You try to make them feel like bad people for noticing the injustice. For speaking the truth. For refusing to play along with the charade.
This is not community management. It is psychological warfare.
By labeling the victim as the aggressor, you invert reality. You gaslight the community into believing that the person being silenced is the one causing harm. You create a narrative where the abuser is the protector, and the victim is the threat.
And in doing so, you poison the well. You turn Hive into a place where trust is impossible. Where every interaction is suspect. Where every new user wonders: "Will I be next? Will my voice be allowed? Or will I be crushed by the weight of the inner circle?"
This is why people are leaving.
Not because they dislike the technology. But because they dislike the culture you have built. A culture of fear. A culture of favoritism. A culture where truth is subordinate to power.
They are going to Blurt.blog, where there is no downvote button. Where you cannot be silenced by a clique. Where your voice stands or falls on its own merit, not on the whims of a whale.
They are returning to Steemit, where the lessons of the past have led to a more mature, more resilient community.
They are seeking places where rules are applied equally. Where questions are welcomed. Where truth is not a liability.
To those who lie in plain sight:
The blockchain does not believe your lies.
The ledger does not accept your excuses.
The users see through your performance.
You can keep downvoting. You can keep name-calling. You can keep isolating those who dare to speak.
But you cannot stop the truth. And you cannot stop the exodus.
For in the end, a community is only as strong as its honesty. And you have built yours on sand.
Truth does not shout. It waits. And when the noise of your lies finally fades, it will still be there.
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At Bilpcoin, we do not fight for attention. We fight for accountability.
"You are your wallet." Not a tool. Not a vessel. But your digital embodiment. Choose wisely what you embody. Do not let your legacy be one of shadows.
"In life, never forget this: The universe keeps a ledger. Not in ink. Not on paper. But in the quiet echo of every choice."
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