I tell you, I am a MASTER at MSPaint ;)
Happy Hiversary, beefriends! We've made it a year here, and I think I'm not the only one who feels like The Fork was the best thing to happen to our blockchain. Is it just me, or does it feel like we're finally getting somewhere? So many projects underway, the community is coming together like never before, it just feels so much more hopeful and positive.
Y'all know that we have a really diverse community here on Hive, and not just culturally, but class-wise, as well. One of the things that I think is so great about Hive is that anyone with internet access - for many people, just their phone! - is able to participate and earn, and help get them through in this hustle-just-to-survive world. People who want to pursue "alternative" lifestyles (which is often just a more traditional lifestyle where they do things for themselves instead of participating so much in the consumerist lifestyle) can also help support themselves and their families (and teach the rest of us long-forgotten skills!), especially when their monetary needs are maybe not so great because they are able to produce so much of their own food. The price of Hive may not be to the moon yet, but those of us here for the long haul understand the value in slow-and-steady. We're not your "get rich quick and ditch" types who want to jump on a bandwagon, sell off, buy a lambo, and forget about it; we're here to change things and build. We've got all sorts of people trying to change the world and help others, mutual aid and fundraising, and even a basic income experiment. We've got greens and eco villages, schools supported by the community, and just everyday people supporting each other instead of some social media CEO who doesn't give one half of one fart about the communities on their websites. Hive is so much about its communities, it wouldn't exist without them.
And, I must say, this community is pretty great. I mean, there are always going to be disagreements and arguments, but for the totally-unmoderated format that this is, you'd think it would get pretty ugly. But it isn't, at least not since the fork. As mentioned, I'm a bit of an outlier here, being that weirdo leftist queer Pagan among many pro-capitalists, but no one has gotten nasty with me, no one has tried to run me off or bully me, I'm just the quirky treehugging Druid of the group and that's alright.
So, ya know, thanks for being awesome, beefriends. You rock. :)
I've said it before: our chain is rather like a co-op. Everyone with stake owns a bit of the chain, and we're all working together to help it succeed. Unlike other blockchains where you have to buy in, our chain enables everyone to start from scratch and build your stake. I am one of those people, who has never had spare money to buy more stake, and has had to sell some of my earnings to pay bills on occasion (though I try and avoid that as much as possible). I am almost to dolphinhood even with some selling off to keep me and the kitties fed, and I am super excited to get there. I want to be one of those accounts that drops big ass votes on hardworking redfish and encourages them to keep going!
So I'm excited for the future of Hive. Blockchain today is what internet was in the 90s (hi, I'm old, I was on the internet in the 90s), and I really believe this is one of the ways that we can change things for the better. We've proven the power of decentralization. We've proven the power of community. We're mutually aiding each other and supporting each others' projects. It's pretty anarchist awesome, y'all. Again, we have different ideas about a myriad of topics, but that's true in any community, online or off. Every community has their share of disagreement and discord, but we make it work. And that's the secret. That's how we put the power in the hands of the people. Maybe we've all got that grouchy neighbor who will throw your soccer ball in the trash if it goes over his fence, and you may think that guy's a jerk, but you don't want him to die; if there was a tornado, you'd dig him out of the rubble, jerk or no. Because that's what you do. That's what being a community is. That's why humans are pretty awesome, when we put our minds to it. And we've got a lot of awesome minds here on Hive. :)
