"While many keep saying that the promises of the ill-gained stake should not have been held accountable I can tell you first hand that I know a lot of investors who I've talked to directly who invested and stayed invested because of what I mentioned above; they thought this central authority was working for the best outcome of the economy..."
It's not only investors. I went all in with my content thinking there was a roadmap and plenty of funding for development leading to an actual future. What I did on Steem was no different than a creator on Youtube. One wouldn't produce content on Youtube if they knew, eventually, there's not going to be a Youtube. I wanted to publish my work on Steem, build up a following on Steem, and still have a platform in five years, ten years, twenty years, so I could enjoy the benefits of working for that long, just like anyone on Youtube, or anywhere else for that matter. I'm hoping there's a future for a content creator on Hive, otherwise I'm literally wasting my time. There are plenty of writing and digital artist jobs in this world. I don't need to be here to make money. I just want to do it all independently to see if I could because I was bored one day and wanted a challenge.
This'll have to be my obligatory 'I powered up today' post as well since I don't have time to shit post. Over 40k now, so you guys better not fuck screw this up. (LOL)
Yep, likewise for me I've not focused on being "an influencer" or whatever anywhere else during those years and only recently started using Twitter to promote content on the blockchain aside from using Reddit the past few years mainly to help the "steemit" subreddit... ugh, felt shit to even write that name out.
And yeah, although the money is a nice bonus I want something that'll last and not feel like a waste for having put time into it. I wouldn't even care if Hive never went past $1 as long as there were more people here and they all got to try it out and see what it is they're missing out on and what can exist today compared to the usual shit they're on. Oh and also mainstream adoption would mean a smarter crowd and less weirdos and way more fun comment section which is what I miss the most from Reddit.
For years I had that 'fun comment section' and for the most part tried to provide something the average consumer might enjoy. The plan is to keep going. It has been quiet lately though. Need to attract those consumers. Maybe we should start paying them? Oh, wait, never mind, we already do that, they just don't know.
I'd prefer to see the value much higher than a dollar. And not just from some random pump. Hundreds of thousands of consumers constantly staking small amounts and bringing new money in would help, tremendously. Of course those folks are not going to give shit unless they're provided with a quality product that interests them.
As a lifelong publisher, I could absolutely relate to this. Creating assets that yield passive income has been my go-to formula for years. Luckily, blogging does the trick. However, I loved crypto way too much and saw what was happening in this space.
Moved from blogging to crypto trading – and then back to crypto blogging. In between this, I rediscovered the platform. Decided to stick with Hive over everything else because of the community, engagement, and a good challenge along with this:
Looking back, I also wonder why we never caught the wind – and became as big as Medium (was a great opportunity). Hope everything gets better with Hive. No more fuck ups, please!
I tried the trading, had some fortunate beginners luck. These days it just seems like pointless gambling, so I stopped, because I don't like gambling unless it's poker. Not interested in guessing games.
Around here it's almost as if we're busking with our words, art, information, whatever. Our stuff is exposed to people the instant we publish, because there's a community around. Sharing content works really well in a social setting that pays, especially when you're offering a unique experience or perspective.
The vote selling was the main setback. Instead of consumers getting paid to look, suddenly they were getting paid to look away. Without eyes, the work is nothing, and I still find it to be funny how they were selling the idea of buying votes as a way to get visibility. The reality was, the paid votes destroyed the market, took the community element away, and there was nobody left to perform in front of. That went on for too long. I remember attempting the natural organic approach, working for eyes and the benefits that come with those eyes, and I couldn't even compete with a picture of corn on the cob because someone boosted that garbage up to the trending page, effectively pushing all the quality work down and out of sight. Anyone producing content knows if someone can simply cover your work up, there's no point in producing content for that platform. Hopefully some of those people who screwed everything up back then don't try it again with Hive.
We should have met earlier.
Right. What measures are taken now? I notice you have been around for long and everyone is seeing the value you offer.
I wish to work in full force. Though I have only started, I continue to question. In fact, for visibility, would you stick to "let's produce good content" or seek further assistance for votes (so that you can gain visibility).
Feels like good content pushed with votes... only gets better.
I never asked for support. For the most part, all I ever did was try to entertain people and keep things fresh. People come and go. I just keep working. Of course with consistent support, the last thing I'd want to do is let people down. Not everything is a hit. I here because I want to be here, not because I need to be here. The money is important but my focus is always on my work and doing things to get eyes. Eyes on the prize are the most important thing. For visibility, simply doing things to stand out works far better than doing things to fit in. I'm not really good at giving advice though, I don't think. What works for one won't always work for the next one.