Much as I keep trying, it seems like it is all but impossible to make much of an impact through social media. Hence the image of whispering into a jet engine.
That said, it seems like people don't tire of seeing the same dank memes, presented a thousand time over. Meanwhile, entire YouTube channels are dedicated to purely commenting on what other YouTube channels are sharing... and some even do nothing but react to those commentaries... on commentaries.
Are humans really that bored with their lives?
From time to time, I have had suggestions that I should "start a YouTube channel" or "get on Instagram or TikTok," and while I appreciate the sincerity of the suggestions, I invariably end up with two questions in my mind:
Who would even care? I have nothing to say that can't be found elsewhere... a thousand times over.
How can one individual — starting from scratch, at this stage of the game — possibly make themselves heard in the roar of voices out there? Moreover, who on Earth has time to deal with "one more thing?"
On a personal level, the whole thing is somewhat moot, anyway. I don't tend to do actual content from video formats, mostly because I can read in three minutes the content that takes fiften minutes to present, in video format.
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So I would have no interest in "polluting" the airwaves with something I don't even believe has value.
I can certainly write about it, but video? Nope...
But even creating written content often feels like "whispering into a jet engine."
We even have our little microcosm here on Hive, which effectively demonstrates the challenge of finding and building an audience.
Let's face it: It isn't rocket science that when we might make a post that ends up with — let's say — 100 upvotes, you can be damn sure that 100 people didn't actually read your post. If you're super lucky, maybe five people will read your post. Even fewer will actually engage with it, in any meaningful way.
But what the heck, let's conduct an experiment.
If you actually read these words and made it to this point in the post, leave me a comment below... even if all you say is "You're wrong! I read posts!" Of course, I'd prefer actual engagement, but this is an experiment.
But getting back the whole visibility thing, there's also a part of me that fears that I might be completely off the mark... because I am amazed by the huge number of YouTube channels started by people who are not what I would call "top tier influencers" and they somehow end up with 20,000 or even 100,000 subscribers.
Are those real people? Or are they all bots or purchased "dead accounts?" Sometimes large numbers have very little meaning. I remember a guy who used to post on the legacy chain, always raving on about his 100,000+ YouTube followers... but his average video would only get seen about 200 times. What's the point of such an illusion of grandeur?
I suppose none of us can really know unless we actually "put ourselves out there," and that takes a huge amount of time, energy and effort to make good on. One thing I do know... from experience... is that "dabblers" seldom tend to get very far.
And honestly?
I'm pretty content just staying in the role of "dabbler," here in Hive... and feeling lucky and blessed if even five people interact with what I am doing.
Till the next one, thanks for stopping by!
Curator Cat, August 7th, 2025
