You and I have talked about the music scene here struggling to get off the ground.

It's an opportunity to avoid making the same mistakes all over again and it's off to a really good start. You need to look much deeper than just those rewards on posts to be able to see the entire picture. There's a lot of moving parts here. For instance this is the first community on Hive attempting to make the community itself go viral. Nearly everyone else created communities, attempts to pay contributors, but does nothing to attract outside interest. Akin to putting all the necessary resources into publishing and printing a magazine so it can sit in a box in your garage.

I'm giving it a chance. If people involved (stakeholders, those behind Vibes, the talent; everyone involved) manage to fuck this up and make all the same mistakes again, I'm outta here. Been around for 7.5 years and have witnessed my fair share of wasted potential and wasted money. I know what to look for.

I've often pointed out a few missing elements that end up being the reason projects fail. This one so far has been combining several of those elements into a neat little package, which is why I'm not surprised to see how fast it's growing. And there's still room to improve, which is a good thing, because that's called progress.

I've also criticized paying new members top dollar for simply introducing themselves, then struggling with the reality they must build a supportive following all on their own. These folks are bringing talent and an audience to the table straight out of the gates and will be able to be consistent, plus set themselves up to succeed here in the long run if they choose to do so, quite easily. But I'm not here to tell them how. I'm just here to enjoy some music.