Yeah. Unfortunately that first and only crowd has been the "target audience" for a long time now. Plenty of benefits here established people aren't even aware of. And the longer all this is kept a secret combined with all the those empty seats, the harder it gets.
For some reason I refuse to give up on it. Not even hope. It's determination. The pace is slow but it's moving.
@denmarkguy @nonameslefttouse - I've given up on the economic aspect. I use this place because I like some of the people here - you two included, and for some reason people gives more complex and interesting feedback here. It is also more diverse than other decentralised networks...
And for crypto... I don't know anymore. It has become a bit of a tragedy I think. As you write Denmarkguy it should be used as payment for work, not wild pyramidshemes, and smartery
I admit I'm in a similar situation. I enjoy the talks a lot. Met a lot of interesting people. Couldn't find that anywhere else.
And we are using this as a payment system for work, but the culture and common practices don't allow for it to extend outside. Therefore it won't make money. I enjoy the challenge of trying to change that. Probably won't get anywhere. lol
Things change and I just tag along and see where it leads. Neither a crash, nor utopia I guess.
Thanks for stopping by @katharsisdrill, always nice to "see" you!
I remember ending up here because I got so fed up and tired with the external world's (specifically Facebook) outright mean and combative attitudes in the wake of the 2016 US Presidential election. Like you, I found people here to give much more respectful and intelligent commentary. And so, I decided to "put my tent" here, as it were.
The economic aspect has become minimal for me. I'll let my HP balance build... and maybe in ten more years it will have enough value for Mrs. Denmarguy and I to buy an RV and travel around America for a while. Or not. I'm not attached.
Yea, I just pump up the Hivepower like you - then at least I can give some good upvotes.
I'm not going to give up on it, either.
Perhaps the best we can do is simply to continue using the venue in the way we feel makes the most sense.
I've made no secret of the reason I found my way here being the resemblance to "social blogging" that was so popular between 1999 and Facebook getting serious traction (2006?). Before MySpace and Facebook made actually SAYING something largely optional and we instead ended up with the current popularity contest soup, people talked about their lives, interests and daily thoughts.
Talked.
In blog format.
And people talked back. People talking back and following was the effect of actually saying something interesting in the eyes of whatever niche you appealed to. What mattered was authenticity, regardless of whether your gig was art, psychology, guns or raising kids.
All I can do is stay true to creating that stage, and hope that those who find that particular approach appealing come for a visit, now and then.
You're coming up on your 8-year mark here; I'm at about 7 1/2. We do what we do.
Sometimes we complain.
But we do what we do.
For me I realized it was a place I could come and entertain an audience. Did that.
Then I realized the audience was stagnating; more people coming as people are leaving.
Then I noticed these are all people trying to be content creators, often struggling to find an audience, and eventually leaving. Very few actual consumers.
Then I realized no matter how hard I try, I won't get any further than the common practices and culture dating back eight years allows.
Being a realistic human, paying attention to the signs, I realized there's no future traveling down the same path, due to things beyond my control.
So I'll stick around, maybe and rarely post some thoughts, but going the extra mile will lead me over a cliff.
It's certainly not a complaint and I don't mind pointing at the problem and offering potential solutions, mainly because I'd prefer to see people and the platform succeed. But it'll always be difficult for people to see it as a problem, since the behavior pays them anyway, regardless.
I hope you are right, but I have always believed people vote with their feet. Steemit started the same year as TicTok...
I don't see this one exploding like that. There's a lot of content on the internet and people who could benefit from using this tech in the long run, combined with a solid payment system that appeals to consumers. Solid location able to tap into a global market. The arts and information in general would benefit the most. Communication as well. People discussing these things.
People look at social media and think cloning that and following those footsteps leads to success. But there's a much larger section of the internet that doesn't quite fit in to that model, yet could still benefit from elements taken from traditional social media.
Thing is, I can't write what I have in mind then expect it to actually take shape. People are going in a million and one directions here. Some are scrambling, trying to be tik tok. Some are building games. Some are trying to direct people into a comfort zone in order to build stake. Some just want to earn tokens with as little effort as possible, while others provide those opportunities.
One can only sit, wait, watch, and expect at some point, people will catch on.
If we do end up having an "Alt coin rally" and Hive somehow finds it way back up to about $1.00 (simply "by association")... no doubt there'll be a fresh influx of people seeking their "fortunes," as well as a substantial return of people who left, at one time or another.