Happy Friday! The crypto world got excited again as Bitcoin went up over $50k. That seems to be dragging others up, but at a slower rate. $HIVE is up a little, but has been better in recent months. I have various coins tagged in my 'portfolio' so I can see how they are doing. I really think $HIVE should rank much higher. I cannot believe that over 300 other coins have better utility.
There have been some issues around Hive this week. A server run by 
I just saw that 
On the plus side, 
As we are on social media I thought this was interesting. He generally does satirical videos, but there is a lot to what he says here about how the big platforms are operating. I find FB almost unusable these days due to all the ads and 'suggested' content. I have almost given up on Twtr except to support some activities promoting Hive.
BTW He is actually talking about taking the apps off your phone so that you are not checking them every few minutes. As he has content to promote he is active on various platforms, but not on Hive, yet.
@jfuji is kicking off UNHIDE to coordinate making Hive more attractive. Even if there is no big marketing budget we can work together on sharing information to help new users and to publicise the platform.
@basilmarples is one of many people taking part in the Vibes music contest run by 
@lordbutterfly. Part of the objective is to get more people to join Hive to take part, so notify your musician friends.
@gregscloud has a challenge based around kindness. That is something we need more of.
@paolobeneforti has a new comic that is very atmospheric. I am a big fan of his work.It is always nice to get comments on your posts, but they need to be sincere. There are some people who regularly comment on mine, but what they say could have come from an 'AI' bot. They show no sign that they did more than look at the title or a picture. When you look at their accounts you may see that they made several comments over a couple of minutes, so they cannot have actually read much. This seems to be mainly a numbers game as they may get some rewards for activity. They will not get votes from me. Names are hidden to protect the guilty.
I would always encourage people to follow those they find interesting or to parimage.pngticipate in communities for what they are into. If you make Hive fun then you will want to be active and it can even be useful. Use it as you would other social media and take the rewards as a nice bonus. If you are purely driven by rewards then you may not get far.
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I hope you have a good weekend. Do not always be thinking about what you could post about here. Just enjoy the moment. Life is short and has to be experienced.
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