RE: Being a Hopium Seller is the Cushiest Job on Hive

influence the Hive Blockchain

I've always seen the technical influence on the blockchain (voting) as inherently linked to the social and behavioral influence of people. This is why when I vote, I always vote 100% on everything, even when from a technical or economical point of view, I would do much better using smaller percentages. From a social standpoint, it's better to give it ALL.

"Come for the crypto, stay for the community." I see community (and positive social pressure) as the thing that stops people from pumping and dumping. It encourages powering up, it encourages interactions, encourages content creation. For the most part, HIVE hasn't had the rollercoaster experience of some other tokens. I believe that positive social pressure has played a role in that.

a critique of that post and taskmaster in general.

I know the post is about hopium and is a critique of taskmaster's claims about the reality of the HIVE blockchain. But some honest and reasonable "hope" is always a good thing. We just have to be honest with ourselves and with others. I've been posting here on HIVE (formerly STEEM) since 2017. HIVE is supposed to be $10 by now, according to the hopium of yesteryear.