Well, it seems like we agree on everything except for the cost-benefit of the community/social aspect. I see the community as what could attract much more development as well as a powerful tool for creating network effects. How much of the Splinterlands team are/were bloggers/curators that met through the social aspect. Do you see where I’m getting at?

The community provides a passionate workforce for development and also helps hive apps stand out when they are done properly.

So here’s this community that’s been constantly hit over the head with some serious bullshit, then large stakeholders think we aren’t valuable? Man, I get where you are coming from but think of what this community has been through …issues with the founders, the Sun drama and fork, a long bear market…not to mention a few years where scams made trending more than real content. This created a shitty situation for Social to really shine and attract new any investment.

Most investors (large and small) blame the majority of users leaving on the bear market, just dismissing them as weak hands, but I personally know upwards of 30 people who were working on projects and onboarding that left because the reward algorithms and whale drama (bernie, haejin, bidbots etc.) was indicative of a twisted pyramid scheme. I seriously doubt any of them would feel that way today.

Please give some credit to the content creators and the people who are just enjoying themselves and trying to build a stake. We keep this place lively and attractive. It will take some time under decent curation but we are going to be attracting a shit ton of projects that want to build on and invest in Hive.

I think I am starting to see where you are coming from, and I hope you can do the same for me. Also I appreciate your responsible behavior as a large stakeholder. You also make this place worth investing in. Just hope you won’t empower (or look the other way for) any who have less integrity and reason than yourself.