I have mentioned this numerous times on chain, but if you are stuck and not sure what to write about.....Just poke around the blockchain. You will be blown away at what will inspire you!
In my case today it was from a 'slight argument' inside of @Snapie And I wanted to go over it, because I do think there can be good fruits come out of it, even if it turned a little ugly at times...
There's an account on chain who remains anonymous though they claim it's easy to figure out who they are.....I'm really not smart enough to be a detective so I have no idea who they are lol
Generally, this account and I have had decent back and forth's over the months because I agree with the majority of the points they bring up when it comes to the chain.
In a nutshell, they claim Hive is in trouble and needs some better content if we are going to make any kind of noise. And that is very true. I also believe that Hive needs to generate more activity from who is currently on chain because activity attracts activity.
Things got a bit personal and while I thought there was good dialogue, it didn't end with a solution. It happens, we are all not going to agree.
Back to the topic, for years I have stated we must be products of our products. Which on paper sounds great but what this account brings up again, holds weight because....We've tried pretty much everything and still, we just continue to exist.
We don't grow. The numbers just aren't there. We just collect our little rewards every 7 days and call it a day. And sure there are plenty of people who have done much more here than just create content every day, but for the bigger bulk of the community, how they add value is....Showing up and actually using this stuff.
And that's fine!
I don't think there is anything wrong with that. In fact, I think this should be celebrated because it's really hard to get any kind of traction online when it comes to content creation and engagement.
We are blessed here on chain because there is a financial incentive to create and engage. And for better or for worse, it's part of the DNA of Hive. Sure there are bad actors, but guess what.....Bad actors are everywhere online.
My tune really hasn't changed since I got here. And you can check out the resume on chain...
I have constantly called out the problems here, heck I even had a podcast for many years that addressed issues. I have built on chain, used it to attempt to build online brands and online businesses here as well.
But don't get me wrong, I have been SUPER frustrated with the politics here.
We all have been.
Here's the kicker....This is my online home and I love it. I love that I can create here, I can engage here and even with super cheap Hive prices...I can grow here!
This place isn't perfect and there is plenty that can be improved upon. But I just don't think it'll be solved by pointing the fingers over and over again and saying....Everything sucks!
It really does change when we change ourselves...
Want better content? Create better content!
Need more engagement? Engage more!
Support the projects that are building here, use the platforms and this may sound a bit corny but...Be grateful that we have this blockchain! There really is nothing like it anywhere online....
When will the rest of the world discover it?
What's stopping them from coming here?
