I know what you're thinking. "Ed, I am tired of success, I can't take the attention no more, I want to disappear into the blockchain abyss, what can I do?"
Say no more my friend, I got your back.
This is something, that people will remember for the rest of their lives, the moment they discovered the "Ultimate Guide to Fade Out of Existence on Hive" (ive ive ive) (that's the echo).
They'll be saying things like "where were you when you heard about the Ultimate Guide?", and people will be saying "I was on the throne" and stuffs like that.
Be prepared to be amazed, this is the guide to make sure that you won't be noticed, probably ignored, and possibly help your start a new life somewhere else.
1 - Don't Put too much effort into it
The devil is in the lack thereof details...
You've been working for 4 months on your post about your free energy device that will solve the world energy crisis, and your other cure-for-cancer post, but today I don't want none of that thang, it's time to relax, and not...Trying...Too...Hard.
If you can also try not to make too much sense in your post, It will increase the overall confusion and ensure that you bring on indifference.
Something under 100 words, is always an easy way to be ignored, especially if you.....Stretch it with supracali...Supraca...supercalifragilisticexpialidocious words.
2 - Use as many stock images as you can, and no source
The classic coin that is a plant, so ingenious, yet very much underused
I cannot put enough emphasis on this, I see a lot of people using their own images, doing amazing thumbnails, and you know what happen? They get engagement, votes, eyes, yikes...
It's disgusting!
We are looking for that 1st-page-of-any-free-stock-photos websites, it really goes hand in hand with number one, don't put too much effort in searching something unique, make sure that your post look exactly like 100 other posts, you will blend in like Solid Snake in a Cardboard box.
3 - Blame other people (for anything)
If you're lucky and your audience is in a good mood, you might even get some downvotes, which will bring your even less eyes on your posts. Watch out though, by blaming a specific type of people about a certain subject, you might accidentally rally the opposite camp and get an upvote, and we don't want none of those.
Getting upvotes might even get you money, and mama told me that money is dirty, so that's why I don't want any.
4 - Ask people to upvote your post
This one is an easy one. Don't even wait to interact with them in the comment section, maybe try a generic sentence at the end of your post like "And Don't Forget to give me 100% upvote, or you won't get a cookie", it might really piss some of them off, and they might even mute you, which is the ultimate badge of honor if you want to disappear quicker than beer on Saint Patrick's Day.
5 - Tag as many people as you can
OOH boy, by now, I am pretty sure nobody have read your post. One guy even skipped it, muted you, and downvoted everything that you posted this week, you might even be on their auto downvote trail, but this isn't enough.
You want to federate, you want to unite people under one flag, fueled by the hatred they will feel for you.
Tag everyone and anyone, people that you don't even know, and make sure your post is asking for an upvote, you will send a strong signal about what type of individual you are, if you have a shitty product to sell, now is the time.
6 - Don't be specific, don't be personal
If you can stay as vague as possible, it will allow people not to relate.
I strongly suggest that you try not to set a tone, throw one or two general truth in there, to show that you have no interest in partaking in human activities like having feelings, and sharing experiences.
Instead, saying something that someone already said in every possible ways, will cement that sense of mediocrity.
Which leads us to the next bullet point...
7 - Use Quotes!
In the same spirit of staying as vague as possible, use a quote that everyone hates, or that only someone with self inflicting pain habits would enjoy.
If you can make a quick montage, with a sunset picture, or even better find one that someone else did, and steal it.
Speaking of which...
8 - Steal Someone Else's Content
Someone else made a great article, not everyone loved it, but you don't care about that, and still decide to steal the entire post, using the same title, and not changing one single word.
Perfect...It's genius!
Hell, be bold and use the same picture too! Now if you're unlucky, you might get lucky and get paid, but I can ensure you that stealing other people content will eventually pay off, to get your ass handled on a platter, and obliterated to nonexistence.
9 - Talk about touchy subjects
I would suggest to start with an insult in the title, and then develop point by point in the body of your post.
There are numerous subjects that will get you certain indifference, surprisingly it looks like anything Truth related, might not be the best option, because we have a lot of people fighting for freedom here, and free speech, and the same amount of people fighting for mass appeal, so all in all they're cancelling each others out, a bit like the 2 Joes (get it?).
Instead, talk in details about your big toe infection, your herpes, even just a generally vague post about herpes should be more than enough and won't be touched with a 10 foot pole.
Here are other subject ideas for post: My Erectile disfunction, I "accidentally" killed your cat, monochrome sunsets, I am washing my old pickle jar.
10 - Have a personal Vendetta against a more powerful user
If you still have a few devoted users enjoying your herpes posts, there's really only one option left by now, self destruction.
The best way to do that, it to go bomb a comment section of a Hive user with influence, hot blooded, and constantly checking their notification.
Make sure to tag them in the title, if you can add a little insult, it won't hurt your downvote street cred.
By now, you should have a reputation of around -43, you've mastered the art of playing the game in an ironic way, and when people ask you what you doing on the weekend, you can proudly say "not much", and you ain't lying...
11 - No punctuation, no formatting
One big paragraph with no punctuation is a safe option don't even try to press that "," to make it breathe what's important is for the eye to eventually get bored almost in a state of hypnosis and slowly drift away people will start thinking of their day their jobs and even their wives anything but what's written in the post to seal the deal you kan start maykun obvias gramatikal miss steaks.
12 - Secret Atomic Weapon: Copy and Paste the same comment, to everyone on the platform
This one, should only be used if it's your last post before complete disappearance, if you are planning on faking your own death for example.
You don't even have to look at what the content is about, something like that will ensure that you are erased from this time line:
"I am my name is Schrödinger, I have tiny little people living in my head, amazing post as usual, especially the pictures".
(slowly fades out of existence)
Edit: Woops I forgot to tag someone!
@ablaze you're a funny lad!
I think I faked my own Hive death without knowing.
Nothing that a big chunk of money couldn't fix 🤩. In all fairness I've done in wrong many times, and still will. Thanks for passing by ;)
I can't even say anything Ed, this is the post of the freakin' year!!! hahahahaha, the sarcasm and irony are fantastic!
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this entire piece. I just refused it because it was so...so...so...accurate hahahahaha!!!
This post was obtained through Dreemport.
Hahahah but the year just started, let's have this convo at the end of the year so we can give a chance to everyone else hahaha.
Dude, I ain't going to lie, it was the most fun I had in a long time writing a post.
Cheers bud and nice to meet ya!
Most excellent to meet you too Ed!
Super glad you had fun writing that!!!
Uhhhhhhhh… great minds think alike I guess?
:)
!PIZZA time!
Hahaha shit! Yes but you did more than a 100 words, so it's completely different 😁 I knew someone with great monomad pictures will retaliate, I am taking the fall gracefully.
I took notes - LOL
Hahaha you don't have to worry about it, you're playing the game just right. (Which means just wrong in context)
hahahaha. All of these are pretty much common sense, and I don't think I use many of them. OK, yes, occasionally a stock image from the first page, when I've already spent too much time on a post. Once in a blue moon I tag someone - I even refuse to tag in future if they ask me to!
I'd have added "make all your posts at least 10,000 blathering words."
Very funny, as always, and creative.
Hahaha no worry I've done almost all of them, except of course the most obvious ones like don't steal, and don't tag anyone that doesn't wanna be tagged
You've just described my style hahahah!!
Thanks, I had so much fun writing it too, hive meta jokes is just a proof we are on the verge of becoming a cult...
Funny post, dripping with sarcasm, and filled to the brim with truths,
What's up my friend, hopefully all good stuff!
We've made the big road trip to Florida and have settled in.
Time to kick back and enjoy the sunshine and start reading and doing some shit posts.
#11 was a real kicker for me at the beginning, At the time I was thrilled when my buddy @dandays pointed out my shortcomings.
What's up Sweed! Oh you've arrived?
So I can expect some birds pics by tomorrow? I am talking about real birds, just in case 😃 haha.
Enjoy your time, and there is no such thing as a shitpost when in Florida!
I am sure @dandays was very tactful when pointing out!
If all it takes is pointing out shortcomings then it's safe to say everyone I've crossed paths with has been thrilled at least once.
I'm gonna better myself in every way each and every today beginning now
I'm gonna better myself in every way each and every today beginning now
I'm gonna better myself in every way each and every today beginning now
Says the mirror because shortcomings are my friends
What in the heck is up?! I've still only snapped one photo of a liquor store in celebration of a virtual strangers first name BOB.
This was brilliant I was chuckling away while reading it
And seen all of them happen may have done a couple myself early on
Oh man!! It's great to see you here!
Yeah don't worry, totally the same for me, it's of course funnier because it's totally meta and we probably all are 1 to 12.
👍🙂👍
I upvoted his post because I enjoyed it, but I'm not sure that's what you wanted. Would you prefer I downvoted it instead?
Hahahah nooooooooooooooo!
Unless if I say no it means yes, so yeeeeeeeees!
Don't worry. I know what no means and you can rest assured that I won't not never always sometimes no I won't yes I will no I won't yes I will no I won't yes I will no I won't---- for fucks sake shut up already--
Sorry.
The CD skipped.
Remember CDs?
I did enjoy your post, although I was planning on writing a how-to-make-a-great-shitpost post in COM and you essentially beat me to it, albeit with a slightly different take.
💔 jerk
Justkidding. You rock. I can tell by your profile picture.
I don't know if I am laughing at you, at me, with you, or with me anymore hahaha 😄
That's was my first approach too. My first title was exactly that, and then of course while writing it, irony took over, like in everything else that I do, the jerk is never too far...
Thanks for the laugh haha
Thanks, there was a fan blowing my hair on the beach, I am glad it all worked out!
Oh come on now, you're the rock star! This or crazy, but one isn't incompatible with the other.
I am sure your live streaming crow youtube channel will blow up, do you know the guy that befriended a seagul? his channel is huge now
Oh god I just realized I left a sarcastic comment on his video, let me delete it, noone should know how sad I really am 🤡
This is soooooo fucking funny. I have to tear myself away. Seriously. I can't just spontaneously dedicate all my remaining saturday daylight hour to watching this you murderous seagull bitch!!!
Damn. I need better video editing software.
Yeah but imagine the monaaaaaay! I don't think they'll ever demonetize this sort of content, so you can be the crow person on YT!!
I hope so!!! I just need 740 more subscribers and 3400 more public watch hours. Then I need to convince my fans to click on all the ads.
Quick! Tell your friends how cool I am.
I never wash my old pickle jars.
Dude!!! Wtf!!Where have you been? Still in Portugal? Can we catchup on Discord? Maybe you can send me a pic of your old pickle jars!
Hah, my old pickle jars just become my new pickle jars. my discord is blockmonster#5782. I'm going to be staging a comeback soon but life has been pretty crazy for a while.
No worry, let me try to add ya
Brilliant! Applause applause!
Thanks for the inspiration...I'll make sure to tag you ;) Miss steaks...brilliant!
Oh my god, hide your cats!!! 😁
Haha 😛 funny stuff Ed.
I always worry about my spelling and punctuation, I was a catholic school girl, taught by nuns with a ruler in one hand and a red crayon in the other. I preferred the smack with the ruler, I hated those red slashes thru my poorly spelt warts.
That sounds like a ball of fun!
Thankfully, today we have grammar and orthograph correctors, that will tell you when to add punctuation. No need to take the ruler out @farm-mom hahaha.
We had a teacher who was similar in grade 3 or 4.
I remember once he was pulling the ear lob of a kid so hard I thought the ear would detach (it didn't), because of a spelling mistake, he was taking his job very seriously.
I wonder where this old tyrant is now haha. I have an idea though...
Thanks for the chat dear!
Haha yep, we all have our stories. My kids went to public schools, no ruler smacking there, I wanted to do the smacking myself 😆
Kidding, of course, I didn’t need to hit my kids, my facial expressions could stop ‘‘em cold.
Hey friend, hope all is well , hugs to all.
@everyone he's totally bullshitting about the all in one paragraph without punctuation but the rest is true for real like oh God totally so real I can't believe you made us wait..... so..... looooonnngg!!
hahahaha tagging the all fucking planet hahahah
Rofllllll 😃😂!!
Nice post with amazing images @edprivat .....
Now, am I eligible enough to start my fade out journey 🤔🤔😂😉
Woooh! I couldn't skip a single word in this long post. Sarcasm makes the boring and niche stuff funny, doesn't it?
I won't agree with not write anything point. If you are a photographer that point won't work. I have seen posts in photography community that are there with less than 50 words and some images but they still get amazing curation.
And if you are a whale and giving heavy upvotes to people......! believe me, none of these points would work... but yes, becoming a whale isn't an easy job so the guide is worthwhile for many people on hive.
I am so elated to reach this post via @dreemport.
Blessed day 🌷
Hey what's up!!!
I think I see what you mean? It depends on the context, it's different for art, photography, for sculpting, music, dancing, etc...Because it requires a lot of time first to master an art, and then making something requires even more time so there's no real need to write a lot of words, if your art speak for itself.
All in all though noone should take this post seriously, it's really light hearted and jokingly written, as you mention all very sarcastic!
Now I see exactly what you mean!
So cool to have you around here, nice to meet ya @amberkashif
Agreed. But....
I have seen even those who create spam and get good curation. I don't know the secret. However, such people are not many
Haha. Sarcasm is something, I love the most (reading....writing sarcasm in a language other than my mother tongue seems quite difficult to me, so I never wrote sarcastic in English)
I think what strong message a funny sarcastic piece can deliever, a serious piece cannot.
Well, I have taken it as fun. It's another thing that I did some catharsis in return 😂😂.
It's my pleasure to be around 😊
Blessed day @edprivat
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. You're a genius man. How come I'm just getting to know you? Wow.
You know what? I'm implementing all of this. 🤣🤣🤣
Don't remind that you were being sarcastic. I don't care. I've taken those points to heart. Henceforth, I'll see how can do all of this. No thanks.
I got here via @dreemport.
(@mmykel just disappeared in record time) 😄
Maybe I should put a disclaimer at the end saying "IT WAS IRONIC!!!" but then it takes all the fun away hahaha.
Thanks for the great comment and the humorous touch!
Yeah it's better left that way. I'm not sure there's anyone on earth who wouldn't see through the ironies.
I think you just won the contest @edprivat with this piece...DAMNIT... I'm going to pull my entry to save embarrassment...!!!
Hahaha lol don't fucking jinx it bro!
What ya talking about I love your entry!!!
😎
1.2. Reupload previous content. (Addendum for the first rule)
Because you think that previous post payout was dismal, and you seriously deserve more for it - I mean look at all my effort - reupload it!
In all seriousness, awesome post! Had a chuckle throughout the post. I love your writing style! Why not venture into writing some short stories haha, if you haven't already. I'd be sitting down glued to the screen if you maintain this style! Or are you just the musician? In any case, thanks for the good start to my morning!
Oh my god!! I can't believe I forgot about that one!
Especially it's one I've been guilty of doing when we were using dsound during the steemit years, especially at the beginning in 2019 where I didn't know what I was doing! Not the only one on the list I did though ahaha.
Thanks for the compliment, it was just a one time deal, I don't think I have what it takes to be consistent on that side.
I am happy to see you here buddy!
Oh sucks! I have always been so cautious of it. Even just posting some of the stuff online elsewhere. I got a random comment in the steemit days on one of my posts that similar content was found online, it picked up the same article I posted on my wordpress blog haha. I also talked to someone who got hit something similar when they posted their photographs on Facebook. So, in the meantime, I am just posting my stuff on hive!
The spam teams got better overtime, and you can be unofficially "verified", which means your content will obviously be also on other social platforms, unless it's exclusive (duh)!!
I don't think that could happen again to be honest, so you're free to post it also on your website I think!
Good to know! But I like to stay off insta and FB in general haha. It can become very toxic very quickly. But for sharing music, I guess that would be great platforms to grow an audience.
Yep, I copy and paste what I do there, but that's it! Especially FB, I just can't. Like I cannot physically go through a feed, I feel the urge to unfriend everyone, and insult them hahah.
But as you say, for music I have a page, I post on Insta and it automatically repost on FB, I probably check notifications once a month, terrible!
That is the way to go! I saw a news report that FB is losing more daily users than gaining them for the first time. I left the platform in 2012, only keeping my profile active to stay in touch with news from my old school (reunions and stuff like that), but it is crazy to me how many people still religiously use FB. I never knew.
Thanks you for this wonderful informations.
But I thought you already faked your own death...Twice!
Hahah thanks, welcome back, it's an honor...
I thought you faked my death. You got me on mute LOL!
It was a coping mechanism you wouldn't understand. Damn, touché haha.
I go away for long periods of time, often far from an internet connection either by choice simply by shutting it off, or no choice as in no connection available. Removing the distractions to just live for awhile. Often leave for months at a time then come back. It's just how I am, and need to be.
My need for attention doesn't allow me to stay away for more than a few days. The money is a good motivation too, and the people are nicer than most people online elsewhere, or even offline for that matter lol.
Ah stop man, seriously, this is too good. I belly laughed my way through that! You're some man for the parody 🤣😂
Parody? I don't know this word 😂
I'm going to remember this when I want to disappear lol. The sad thing is there are a few too many that actually do do all of this xxxxx
Ethereal beings don't disappear, they either become idioms or shooting stars. ❤️😉 You can quote that in the future haha thanks for passing by!
"The more hair you lose, the more head you get" - Johnny Sins #inspiration
That's so me and Banfield/Ned during the steemit days. I remember writing a whole post titled "How to be a dick-ned" when he suddenly changed the rules for a steemfest giveaway.
I actually was guilty of one or two of these because I didn't keep with the change of steemit to hive, until very recently actually.
This was a nice reminder that I should get back to doing all of that. Is Bernie still around, I feel like tagging him?
Great to have you entering our COMtest.
Hahahah Banfield, go check his page, he is always half naked playing games, I don't know what the fuck is happening, People hate around here when you call them on their bs, so we always have to watch out what we said, politics are politics, here or there...
I haven't seen Bernie in ages, I wouldn't be surprised if he is still around with another account.
It was a fun COMtest to enter!!!
Thanks for your comment ^^
Noted with a huge lol... 😂
Hahaha yes, MASSIVE!!!
That's hilarious, who would want to do such!
I've made friends here and won't want to jeopardize my reputation.
Hahahahaha I am still laughing that was a silly one, thanks for coming!
Yeah don't do any of that, of course...
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You're welcome @edprivat, that's with a lot of pleasure! Thanks for your constant implication here 😊👍
Same to you ^^
I do know why this made me laugh so much 🤣
Well there goes my next post idea. Thanks, now I have to come up with something new to write about. Hmmmm...🤔 I got it
"This is me scrapping the bottom of a barrel."
I know your pickle jar smells like roses 😁 and if you make a post about it, we'll all be waiting haha...
Itsnotfunny itdidntmakemelaugh andmycatdiedwheniusedittowashmypicklejar,.
Last time we checked, your pickle jar didn't need a wash yet. But once a year, it could prevent colon cancer.
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Wooohoooooooooooooooooo thanks 👍 ☺️ so muchas !
This is so true, and so funny presented this way ... but it is a comedic tragedy when you realize that people SERIOUSLY do this ...
Haha I use quotes sometimes, especially from my "childhood heroes" lol 😂 and I sometimes might extend a little dispersely depending on my level of brain fog but yay trying my best. Still I intend to be more consistent now so will have to fight my perfectionism but Lol 😂 but hopefully not to the point of shiposting haha 😂 This article was so "subtly" sarcastic that could not help to giggle
Hec started posting recently again and he struggling in the writing long, and I struggle in summarizing...haha
Your posts are always well thought of, and full with goodies haha. Lol glad that hedac is back at it, glad you are too, I have a few busy weeks so I don't know what I'll post about haha. Happy you had a chuckle Priscilla, I am about to check your new GEMS post.