What do you expect from Hive?

What do you expect from Hive?

I think that we are living in a world where people have expectations that are increasingly detached from reality. It takes many forms and I have mentioned entitlement before, but there are other expressions also, where people expect to have some result, irrespective of their behavior, and with no consequence or pushback. There is this sense that everyone is free to do what they want, and still get the results they want, no matter if their behaviors are not aligned with achieving what they seek.

Spoiled.

It isn't the majority of people's direct fault that they were spoiled. Rather, it is the way they have chosen to live their lives, to be conditioned by their environment, to keep taking what they are fed because it is the easiest decision to make, even though it leads them in a direction they don't actually want to go.

In January it will be eight years since I have been on this blockchain, and over that time, I have seen all kinds of behaviors. I have seen some great behaviors from people who were keen to hit the ground running as they started here, only to fall away quickly into oblivion, like a new year resolution to get fit. The gyms are packed in January, and then rapidly digress to the average by February. The baseline stays the same.

Because consistency is hard.

Not many people are honestly consistent. It isn't physically hard. It is mentally hard. Because building habits for the long term requires effort and planning, but also the ability to push through, even after the motivation and excitement of new has dissipated. It is not that it gets boring I think, as much as it gets to be routine. Routine is seen as boring, because it isn't explicitly exciting. With so many dopamine triggers available across the content space these days, there is always something "new" to view, even if it actually doesn't offer much in value.

I think the crypto space is obsessed with new, without recognizing that what we should be looking to accomplish, is longevity. I am not saying that every token needs to last forever, and there should be no innovation, but there has to be a maturing of users in order to stop chasing the high, and start supporting the foundation. That foundation is strengthened by usage and commitment, and consistent activity. It is like any relationship, it takes work.

And, that commitment is important, because without it, nothing lasts. For instance, imagine buying one of the latest electric cars from a Chinese startup, and then two years later, the company no longer exists. Are you happy? A lot of the crypto tokens are like that, though many don't even last two years. This is because the initial hype will always be replaced by indifference and abandonment as more hype hits other tokens.

The people chasing that kind of hype aren't crypto enthusiasts, they are fiat enthusiasts. They aren't looking to build an industry, they are looking to trade to a better place in the legacy economy. They aren't a world changer, they are a status quo supporter. While at this point at least, the vast majority would have to be hybrid with one foot in both pools at best, there has to come a point where there is more in crypto than in legacy. I can write more on that later at some point.

For now, I have always seen Hive like a business, as well as a schoolyard playground. It is a space to explore, to interact and to learn in. As well as a place to build and develop knowledge and skills to be part of a new type of economic and governance structure. At some point, this kind of space in the economy is going to be ubiquitous, and those who are able to get in early with the right understanding, are not only going to make themselves wealthy in multiple ways, they are also going to play a hand in shaping the future, at least at their local level.

So, here is a poll of twelve options (you have 4 votes) to see what are your top 4 expectations from Hive. If you have other suggestions, just add one to the "other" field, and write it in the comments and we can discuss them there. If you are new into Hive, please comment and give your perspective on what you are expecting here too, and we can have a good conversation on it.