Earlier today I saw a lot of Hivers responding to Andrew, a former employee of Steemit, and a former of Koinos. There was some form of back-and-forth with members of the Hive community and Andrew which turned into the Hive vs Koinos debate. Usually, I would join the bandwagon but this time I had to take a step back and ask myself: is this healthy?
Andrew's posts had no direct link to Hive. I had seen a couple of his posts on X but never engaged because I did not know or care about Koinos. I only know about Koinos because Andrew used to be active on Hive but he went on to do his thing elsewhere and he has been promoting his project the best way he knows how and I do not fault that in any way.
Now Hivers is trying to rain on his parade because he was once affiliated with the blockchain. I do not see the reason why we should promote Hive or insert Hive into every conversation. It is off-putting, to say the least, and it's part of this superiority complex we have developed over time that has made several projects leave the ecosystem.
Hivers are overly critical about everything. I will argue that we are not as great as we think and we need to eat humble pie. Our attitude towards other communities and even ourselves sometimes is unhealthy. We cannot grow this way; we cannot promote our blockchain this way.
I believe there are better ways to promote Hive that do not involve shitting on other projects. There is enough room for every good blockchain and project to thrive, this is not a zero-sum game. It would help if we enjoy what we do and are building than to be critical about everything.
Lordbutterfly mentioned the other day on a space how several marketing campaigns have failed in the past and I thought that it was more about the strategies than the campaigns themselves. It is okay to reach out and create buzz around your project. However, it is not okay to act like a mob with main-character syndrome. It gives off the Bitcoin maxi vibes we all hate.
It is not rocket science that we ought to change not just our interactions with ourselves but also how we engage with other ecosystems and the world in general. We cannot be the only group of people in the crypto space who know what they are doing. That's a clear delusion for me and we are delusional to think that way.
With the risk of sounding like an inLeo shill, but judging by how they are approaching their marketing and brand image, you can see that they are leaning towards collaborations and partnerships and that's going well for them in the short-run.
I believe we should approach the Web 2.0, 2.5 and 3 spaces to not just collaborate but also learn. We are not a big chain; we don't have clout and our egos are too big for where we are in the grand scheme of things. We should all humble ourselves and learn from those making waves in the crypto space. Whatever ideas we can adopt to improve our chain are welcomed
If we have opportunities to collaborate then we should take it. We shouldn't make enemies of everything and everyone. For instance, wouldn't it be a better idea to reach out to Andrew (of Koinos) and let him know we have a brilliant product like inleo where he can market his project to an existing community of crypto enthusiasts? Would that be such a bad thing?
In conclusion, crypto is not a zero-sum game. In Web 3, there will be many winners and we all can collaborate to bring about a truly decentralized world. There is no value in crypto tribalism. It only delays our collective and individual progress.