Hello Hive Community,
Today’s post is a little different.
It’s not just about development updates… it’s about the emotional reality of building for Hive.
Behind every application, every commit, every deployment… there is time, money, effort, and emotion invested.
And sometimes, the reaction from people can be very hard to deal with.
People come to me in direct messages and ask things like:
Why are you building rip-off products?
Snapie already exists. Why the hell did you build hSnaps?
What problem are you solving?
Why should anyone vote for a witness who copies apps?
What value are you bringing to Hive by building replicas?
Trust me — I am sharing the polite version of those messages.
There are people who go much further.
Some call me someone who leeches the chain or milks the ecosystem.
I call them keyboard warriors.
But the truth is… even if you try to ignore it, it takes a mental toll.
Imagine launching something you worked extremely hard on…
and the first reaction you hear is criticism instead of curiosity.
It hurts.
Sometimes it really hurts.
Sometimes it even makes you cry.
Despite all of that, our goal remains simple.
We want to build a suite of modern applications for the Hive ecosystem that make it easier for Web2 users to discover and adopt Web3 social platforms.
Hive already has incredible technology and a passionate community.
But for many Web2 users, the experience can still feel fragmented or unfamiliar.
By creating a collection of well-designed, mobile-first applications, we hope to make Hive:
One of these applications is hSnaps, inspired by ideas from Snapie and PeakD Snaps.
But inspiration does not mean copying.
Our goal is to expand the ecosystem, experiment with new ideas, and build tools that connect multiple Hive platforms together.
This is actually a very fair question.
Hive already has amazing tools built by talented developers.
Each application solves a specific problem.
Our approach is slightly different.
We are building a suite of connected applications that:
Instead of one standalone tool, we are building a connected ecosystem of apps.
Engage is a great tool for interacting with Hive notifications and comments.
But it is primarily optimized for desktop usage.
With hReplier, we focused on mobile-first engagement.
Features we introduced include:
These improvements make engagement faster and more convenient on mobile devices, which is where most social interaction happens today.
Snapie focuses on a specific short-form experience.
Our goal with hSnaps is to expand the concept further.
hSnaps acts as a discovery layer for short-form content across Hive, including:
Instead of limiting discovery to one platform, we are building a unified experience.
We are also experimenting with features such as:
These ideas aim to create a more connected Hive ecosystem.
Over the past few years, we have launched several tools for Hive:
Each application solves a different problem and contributes to the Hive ecosystem in its own way.
We are actively building:
Our long-term vision includes many more tools for the ecosystem:
Everything we build is:
For more than four years, we have been continuously building for Hive.
That includes paying for:
Meanwhile, I often see projects receiving huge funding while we personally fund everything we build.
I am not asking for funding.
But sometimes I do wonder:
What kind of world are we living in?
Where the people who build quietly are questioned…
while those who shout the loudest are celebrated, funded, acknowledged, appreciated, shared, loved, cheered.
Everything we build is open source & closed source
Closed source = trusted people on hive are added as admin to private repositories.
We strongly believe the Hive ecosystem becomes stronger when developers share, collaborate, and build together.
Our goal is not just to build apps.
Our goal is to help build a stronger Hive ecosystem for everyone.
All of this is done for the Hive community.
Yet sometimes the same community does not see the effort.
Many people:
Forget funding.
Forget upvotes.
Forget witness votes.
Sometimes there is not even acknowledgement.
Only a handful of people truly know the work happening behind the scenes.
And even among those who know, some still point fingers and say:
It’s a copy.
It’s a rip-off.
Why are you building this?
And yes… that hurts deeply.
Despite all the noise…
Despite the criticism…
Despite the emotional toll…
I still have high hopes.
So I keep my head high.
Eyes down on the ground.
And I keep working.
I keep building.
I keep delivering.
Because I believe in Hive.
And I believe that one day, all these efforts will help bring millions of Web2 users into Web3 through Hive.
Until then…
Just wish me luck.
Really.
Wish me luck. 🍀
Until next time—BYEEE 👋🚀
| Contribution | To | Hive | Ecosystem |
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| Hive Witness Node | Daily Hive Dev Posts | 3Speak Video Encoder Node Operator (highest number of nodes) | 3Speak Mobile App Dev |
| Podcast App Dev | 3Shorts App Dev | 3Speak Support & Maintenance Team | Distriator Developer |
| CheckinWithXYZ | hReplier | HiFind | HiveDonate |
| Contributed to HiveAuth Mobile App | Ecency ↔ 3Speak Integration | Ecency ↔ InLeo Integration | Ecency ↔ Actifit Integration |
| Hive Stats App | Vote for Witness App | HiveFlutterKit | New 3Speak App |
| Hive React Kit | more | to | come |
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