Part of the Hive Survival Tips series
These tips are not for the faint-hearted new user. Oh no, these are for the experienced user, the ones that are long in the tooth but feeling that something might be missing. Something a little more is needed to keep them going through the long night of 'the bear' and the cries of 'community!'
Read on and learn how adopting a banger can significantly help YOUR Hive journey.
In these early days of Hive sometimes my following feed can be a little quiet.
I follow quite a lot of folk and although a lot of them have passed through the veil, most likely to never return, I still follow a significant number of active users.
Don't worry, when I say passed through the veil I mean to other platforms not dead. I try my best not to follow too many actual dead people, after all, they don't post much.
I am an old fashioned sort and try to actually read almost all or all of what I vote on. Crazee, huh? Well, to some users it is, as can be seen by the engagement or lack of sometimes.
I do a lot of reading. So when my feed is quiet, I have to venture out into the land of new posts by people I don't follow. Although that way lies madness because it's mostly full of scam accounts saying here is a picture of a flower or the health benefits of breathing are...
Even worse, sometimes I have to look at the trending page and trawl through a load of Hive related dev posts for a nugget in the rough that isn't some fucking bananas bonkers right-wing conspiracy nutjob post. That's right, yeah, you know the guy.
Incidentally, if you do know the guy, he had a major tizzy and sweary rage quit after getting a downvote or two back in the day and now look, back in the game.
The circle of life in action.
So, back to my post header. What do I mean by Adopt a Banger?
Well, it is quite simple, it might, however, require a smattering of Scottish slang translation. As follows:
Banger: A volatile crazy individual - see also penis as in 'bite my banger.'
For today's post, we will be using the former part of the translation, the volatile crazy individual part.
Please note, I am not saying that a banger is a bad person. Oh no, they can be lovely people, although unhinged and probably the kind that wipes their arse with your good towel should you let them in the house.
As you may notice, life can get boring when we all stick to our groups of like-minded thinkers. The Echo Chamber as it is called.
Which is why I like to follow a varied bunch of entertainers, serious thinkers, gun nuts, writers and artists.
I like variety.
But that is not enough.
Oh no, in these end times you need 2 things.
You need to keep your ear to the ground, keep up with the word on the street as it were.
Also, a bit of entertainment to compensate for all the dark times we are going through.
Which is why I follow a couple of bangers. Yup, bangers.
What do you mean, oh lustrous-locked Boom-Dawg?
Bangers! That's what! Remember, I explained above? The crazy folk, the conspiracy nutjobs, the ones that believe the masons are lizard people and that they rule the world through our computer screens and that Aliens are already here hiding in the centre of the earth.
You have simply got to follow at least one, for maximum entertainment, I would follow two. I know I do and my feed is a lively creature with their regular rage quits and conspiracy-laden mumbo jumbo.
Don't know where to find a good banger? Go to any popular trending post, preferably one written by a witness with a lot of comments, scroll right down to the very bottom, past all the very nice dear / I agree with this comments and boom you will see them. If you can't find them there try a few of their favourite tags NWO or Truth are a good place to start.
Surprisingly, there are fewer bangers on the conspiracy tab than you might expect.
So, that's my advice for the day.
Adopt a BANGER!
Bonus entertainment for Alexa device owners (I know, the bangers would have a fit... You let one of those into your home, are you mad?!)
Say Alexa, say Boris Johnson carrot 100 in welsh
You're welcome. :OD