I am tired.
The digital world that many people are so enamoured with, is increasingly becoming a cesspool of the worst behaviours of humanity, which inevitably spill out into physical society. Every space have become the domain of point scoring against others, even if it is not in the collective or even the individual best interest to do so. People have such a need to feel important online, which I believe is reflective of their offline lives, one where many seem to be struggling to find meaning, connection, and people who truly care for them, and they care about. Nothing is made to last these days, and it has driven a mentality of unwillingness to commit, or to build.
I dislike seeing this behaviour on Hive.
But I get it. At least from some. There are people here like myself who are invested and therefore want things to go well. One of the great things about Hive is a single voice actually can have some power, especially if they have some stake, but also if they have built themselves into the community and garnered support. It takes time to do this of course. But, individuals tend to be far more subject to their emotional state, which is why I have said, don't drink and blockchain. However, an individual is free to do as they please, post what they want, as they want, and do what they want with their stake.
This isn't true for projects.
Projects are different, because they are meant to run like businesses in the sense that they have to provide value for their stakeholders. If their stakeholders are a sub-group of the Hive ecosystem, they do what is "best" for them, which might not be what is best for all. But, if the stakeholders are all of Hive, as is the case for any person or project that is getting funding from the Hive Development Fund (HDF), then they have to act in the best interest of Hive, they have to earnestly try to deliver value to the ecosystem, and they have to behave in a way that facilitates the project, especially when talking about the project itself. They have to differentiate between their personal views, and that of what is the right thing to do for the project they are working for.
When project leaders behave badly when talking about or defending their projects, when they become personal, vengeful and attack other stakeholders, even if who they are attacking is wrong, they have undermined their own project, and risk losing the support they have from other stakeholders. In my view, they shouldn't get support from the HDF if trying to attack or belittle normal users, even if they are annoying or trying to attack the project in question.
People can be petty - a business has to be the bigger person.
The problem with a project scoring personal points against other stakeholders on Hive while looking for support from the largest stakeholders on the platform, is that they risk alienating the stakeholders who they need for support. Most of the large stakeholders are pretty reasonable people and they know that on Hive there are a lot of different types, including trolls who spend inordinate amounts of time just looking to poke bears for the reaction. Poking a bear on Hive is different to poking one in the real world though, isn't it? And, this is the problem with the digital point scoring on the internet, as it is done from the safety behind the screen, from an unknown location.
If looking to actually get support from the larger stakeholders, it also isn't good enough to only pander to them, because again, they aren't that silly. However, one must conduct themselves well, and be even-tempered, hold themselves to a higher than average standard, and take responsibility. For a project getting funded, there should be a high level of transparency and accountability, and activities should all be above board. No scam.
I really, really want Hive to do well, and believe it is going to take a strong base-layer to build upon, and then multiple second-layer applications and experiences to attract users. However, the HDF shouldn't be used to just pay the salaries of developers who are maintaining projects, or even building projects that aren't adding value to the chain. Yeah, there is no guarantee on what will work and what will not work, but what is unlikely to do anything except make people like me feel shit, is bicker about nonsense, rather than getting shit done.
One of the major issues that Hive has is that most of the project developers tend not to be people who are project managers, entrepreneurs, business owners, or people who understand what is required for a business to be successful. They are still trying to score points against individual users, rather than build the space in the ecosystem itself.
Wouldn't it be nice to have a space on the internet where people were actually interested and serious about building value into a community for the long-term? Wouldn't it be nice if there was a space like Hive with entrepreneurs who want to make things happen, and are willing to do what it takes to do so, even if it means missing out on scoring internet points?
I am still tired.
Taraz
[ Gen1: Hive ]
Taraz, the problem is that the social network is part of the society and the society is full of lot of good people who care for the society and themselves; but there are also some people that only care about themselves. Even worse, sometimes they will go to great length to find personal gain at others demise! That is social evil.
We being a social network, we are not immune to this disease. We have seen this in our little corner of the internet over and over again. Each time community fought back. It took effort and losses, but we survived. Many other projects didn't.
We keep fighting the good fight, Taraz. We never give up.
My stake is here, and it will be here. If I am the last person here to turn off the lights, that would be me. Obviously I hope that day will never arrive.
@azircon
I read up on this issue and not just this post, but posts by Marky and Curamax and I now understand what you were talking about.
I am all for using the latest technology and AI, but using AI to create an illusion of a social network is not what I had in mind... Many of us have unsupported the return proposal when Splinterlands was trying to get funded, I think having Splinterlands community support the return proposal now might be a good idea...
I can't ask you how you vote. Also I do not have any vested interest in whether Leo proposal get funded or not. I only care what is good financial discipline for hive community as a hive stakeholder. If they are requesting for my vote, they have to ask nicely! Not calling me stupid for running a data analysis.
That will get them in my bad books and there is never any exit out of that! :)
Again, I can't ask you or anyone how you/they vote. However, I have made my thinking visible. I am here for a long time and I know what is good for me AND the community. I have voted the return proposal.
I hope that day never arrives as well. I would love to have the kind of place that in ten years from now, my daughter will take part also on one of the many other interfaces and experiences, doing something cooler than today :)
Even if you do score a point it is pretty short lived and the good feeling it might give you doesn't last that long. It's also not really a win if it makes you look bad in the eyes of others. I have learned that lesson the hard way. It all goes back to my point from a couple weeks ago about being right. It's less and less of a big deal the older I get because even when you are right, you can still be wrong.
Especially if looking to get support from those others.
Maybe this is why many relationships break up after a few years, but if they make it through a decade or two, they last okay. Getting older might mean that the couple are more likely to not need to be right all the time.
I think my wife and I were a bit lucky that we met later in life like we did. It gives us a little less time together, but I also look back at how naive and immature I used to be and I don't think I could have been the person she needs back then. Which I think goes along with what you were saying there.
Yeah, it is interesting isn't it? The time when young might not have been as good quality as older, and might have led to breaking up sooner.
For sure!
Unfortunately, people are judged by their social media profiles today as they believe the very best of them is online.
Just imagine what they are like in real life.
HDF is really cleverly thought out. It is important to use this fund correctly and usefully. Unfortunately, most of the assets in the fund are not used as they should be. HDF fund should be reduced from 10% to 5%. Maybe it can be used for more useful purposes this way.
Not sure if reducing it is the answer, but it should be better distributed.
Someone should learn not to react impulsively even when the project he leads is being criticized (unfairly?). It hurts the project, and maybe even Hive while doing so.
Yeah, it should be a calm, civilised discussion.
Today I read that 15% of the content on the platform was created by a single account. That seems insane. Also I am worried that AI will take over Hive.
Also do you think that it is better to buy more splinterlands cards and less SPS or rent cards and buy more SPS?
I think that is on the Leo platform, not all of Hive. But still, it is pretty insane, right?
Oh, I have no idea!
You made some really good points about how projects and people act differently here. Regular users can say what they want, but projects getting HDF money need to be more professional.@tarazkp Thanks for sharing your thoughts about behavior on Hive!
It's like a business - if you get funding, you can't go around fighting with customers! Projects need to focus on building good stuff instead of winning arguments. Even when someone criticizes them, they should stay calm and professional.
The money from HDF should only go to projects that help make Hive better. We need more people who want to build things and fewer people trying to win fights online.
Your main message is clear - Hive would be so much better if people worked together to build value instead of arguing. And you're right that project leaders need to act more like real business people who care about long-term success.
It's a good reminder that being right isn't as important as being professional and actually getting things done. Hopefully more projects will focus on building value rather than scoring points against others!
Hope people get less tired of seeing unnecessary fights and see more building happening on Hive soon!
Yes, indeed. The anonimity creates a perfect enviroment for the ill of heart, for they may get the tricky egotistic pleasures without paying the consecuences. But, malpractices when it comes to business are also very common in real life. Most business owners wish only to bled their business dry for their own sake, in the process they also bled out their employees.
I get that to be part of a better enviroment business you should first go throught the shitty ones, like being a little business requires to also have patience and take the hit with unexperienced workers, but I feel there's something amiss. At some point of the way we have made narcicistic behaviour normal and part of the process. Sadly, with the mental health epidemic which governments doesn't seem aware of will spread it even further. To this my only answer is to build myself in the a way that this petty behaviour doesn't get to me even if it affects me in the real world, and spread awareness.
Agree.