Why Do You Need To Be A "Reply Guy"?

So I checked out @HiveCreators' #HiveRecap2024, and I honestly think it is an innovative idea. The creators are probably aware that people will use stats to boost their "new year, new me" posts. Hive users want to know how they did after a month, three, six, and even a year.

So, they anticipated this hunger for stats, and here you have it. Another reason I like it is that it is practical and, depending on demand, it is similar to selling cold water or juice near a hot area where sporting activities are held.

So, I don't think anyone on Hive will not be tempted to try this out, just like I said, people just wants to know how far they've come, how well they've done.

So I checked and saw that I had made over 6k comments and was wondering how I did it, but then I checked 6025 comments in 366 days and it was only about 17 comments per day, which includes both replies and comments, so after looking at that, I would say it is more like me.

In fact, after checking that metric, I still feel like I underperformed, but I believe I understand why. The first half of 2024 was difficult for my mental health and reduced my overall productivity, which is why I believe 70% of that 6k was completed 4 to 5 months before the end of the year.

I was consistently pulling over 30 comments per day during the first and second years of Hive. Being a reply guy was fun, and a lot of people did that quite well, I think they only problem was that they just gassed out and eventually didn't continue.

Some people believe that constantly posting is the real deal, but they have failed to be a regular user, be a friend to another person, listen, have a sense of humor, and simply enter into mutual contracts with other users.

I have answered or replied to more Whatsapp and Discord messages than I have made or responded to comments, and these are from people I have met here. A lot happens behind closed doors, and people text and make contacts while doing other things, demonstrating how conversations on Hive can become multidimensional.

People (smartly) deviate from what they read, saying entirely different things than what they have read, and they do so exceptionally well.

Nowadays, you can easily read or vote on someone is post based on their sense of humor or something. Some people lack a sense of humor, and it can be difficult to maintain a rapport with them.

Being on Hive is incredibly dynamic.

There is so much to learn: how to respond, react, behave, strategize, and so much more. So because it takes so long to work, it feels as if you are doing nothing. Being on Hive is a marathon, and if you are a sprinter, you will have to make a lot of adjustments, which may feel like "too much effort for less" on the surface.

Being the reply guy matters more.

Sometimes you just want to let it go, but the numbers you put in will accumulate and become meaningful over time. Hive powerfully compounds everything, not just upvotes.

When you realize how to truly use Hive and are fortunate enough for the other factors to work in your favor, you will have successfully figured it out.

Of course, the other stats are important, and it is nice to see a comprehensive breakdown of everything "me" in this rundown.

There is no two ways about it: you have to play the long game, consistently putting in the numbers and allowing them to accumulate.

Obviously, I understand that it relies heavily on luck and that things must work, but I would like to know where you do not have to rely on luck even when it appears that you have done everything correctly.

A lot of people will get lucky, this time and this year, and it is because they have spent so much time being "the reply guy."