Nathanmars started hive/steem twitter and we all did that for free
we have all done a ton for free
we all keep doing a lot for free and have never stopped
we all find our little places we call home on here
there are lots of new ones that pop up each week, but because not everyone knows to reblog a post, not all posts are seen ....well maybe on PeakD, but I don't care for peakD, so maybe it's just me that doesn't see them. IDK

What I do know is that lots of people come back and read posts to check up on old friends here.

There are lots of us for whom this last year's real life made it impossible to read posts and get to know new people.

People get burned out when people ask others to do things for free while they sit back and do nothing.

This is my happy place.

I don't like fighting and stay as far away from it as possible. I come here to laugh and have a good time, as do a lot of people here. The last thing most people want is to be part of an old fight.

There are people building communities on Hive without help from Hive. Dreemsteem is a perfect example. She has not received handouts and runs a thriving Hive community, which she gives back 100 times to those in it.

The players might have changed, but others have just gotten older and write posts when they have time.

Just my thoughts.......
and I will admit I didn't have time to read your whole post :D But thought my comments were better than Nice Post!

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