This is going to be a little different than what I've been writing over the past few months...But it'll fall right in line with my 'content' over the past 6 years on this blockchain.
It's no secret, I haven't been the biggest fan of Hive over the past few months. I've seen promises over more than half a decade, but the same powers that be in charge. Gatekeepers that are very content with making sure they control governance and proposals....While claiming this place is 100% decentralized.
I drank the kool aid for years, but what always attracted me to Hive wasn't the fluff what is usually promoted about this chain. No for me, it was always the people. The communities!
And for better or worse one of the greatest features of this chain has been Hive Engine / Tribal Dex. The ability for communities to create their own token and tap into their members, while growing real value has been amazing. Yes yes, nothing is perfect and we are seeing many more projects pop up that are showing even more options than just Hive Engine...
But what we have here is pretty cool! People are the life blood of this blockchain, and the communities are and have been driving engagement since day one.
Which brings me to something my good buddy @taskmaster4450le has been preaching here for years. I'm going to paraphrase it but hopefully the message is loud and clear.
Becoming a whale and or a person of influence on Hive directly, is a tough gig. You aren't going to get it from upvotes, so basically you need to be crypto rich to buy enough Hive Power to influence the main chain.
But what about the projects being built here?
Take for example $LEO
You guys know my story, I don't come from wealth and the past 6 plus years of my life has been 'survival mode' but I still managed to accumulate quite a bit of LEO. By being active and yeah, buying some of my own with fiat.
Now I'm not what you would call a whale here, but I'm a lot closer to being a huge person of influence on $LEO than I could ever hope to be on $HIVE
But see, it's not just LEO, there are so many projects out there for us to focus on. Another really good friend of mine on chain is @bradleyarrow and he's been quietly building his own project and community with the BBH token.
Here's why I'm excited about this project and why I plan on focusing on it over the next few months.....I can quickly become a person on influence on that community, without much effort and fiat out of my own pocket. Here's an example:
This new token is the reward token for Bradley's front end community. It's really new. And if you go and check out the buys and sells on Hive Engine / Tribal Dex you won't see much activity. Mainly because of two reasons...No one is selling, and rewards are generated from creating on the community alone right now.
I've been using the BBH tag in a lot of my content these past few weeks and slowly accumulating tokens for cheap and look at that, already in the top 10 token holder list. That's pretty cool.
Now, does this mean BBHO and the entire BBH project is the next sure fire smash like LEO? Not at all, that's not the point. Remember, it's about PEOPLE...And if I can build my stake on projects like LEO and BBH that always put people first and community as king, I believe that is what Hive was always designed to do.
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People that have known me from my 1st day on Hive, know my dedication.
!BBH !DOOKThank you so much @jongolson. Let me tell you this much, I am going to do my best to make it the next big thing like InLeo. I got a different direction I am going in, it will take time as all projects do.
Sell me all the BBHO lol I need moar!!!
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Very cool to see you supporting @bradleyarrow and the BBH project! I don't know if I feel the same way you do about building influence on HIVE. I always considered you an influential Hive citizen. If you wrote or talked about your stance on something, I'd listen. So you already had influence.
I've also seen a bunch of active, hard-core orcas around here and even though I'm not officially an orca just yet, I already consider myself part of the group. A group that supports decentralization and uses its stake to vote for witnesses, proposals and overall to protect the chain. It takes less than a dozen orcas to push back on a whale vote and more keep joining the ranks all the time.
The power in numbers: how HIVE empowers its community
amen brother 🙏
!BBH !DOOK
@bradleyarrow likes your content! so I just sent 1 BBH(2/100)@alex-rourke! to your account on behalf of @bradleyarrow.
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Appreciate the kind words man, thank you for that!
I wish I could believe that man. And I did for so long. One whale vote decides what gets approved or not here. Multiple whales voting, means it would take an army of orcas lol
There are only 36 whales. As of now 200+ orcas and counting. 85% of hiveans are building their (our) stake consistently to join the orca army. See @azircon's definition on KE.
We're still early and on our way to a more decentralized chain.
Plus we miss Crypto Maniacs.
Yeah definitely Hive has its flaws and I've nearly quit more in the last two years than ever before. Still here though, which says something.
I think it can't get 100% decentralization, as that is somewhat of a peak, however like you've said: the people, the communities are the greatest stuff about Hive.
I don't from wealth, infact I worked jobs that couldn't take care of my daily needs, but eventually we do the ones we can
I’m really interested in the Leo token and I’d soon focus on it too
I didn’t really know much about this until someone explained to me yesterday
Right now, I’d be making little stakes everyday
That's the best thing about tapping into these smaller communities, the little stakes add up quick!
the token leo it is an example of how far and big can be hive, i also love hive too :D
Agreed. Just the tip of the ice berg!
The people of Hive is our greatest strenght. Hive is just providing us tools to build communities which can take any direction we want!
I must also admit I have met life changing friends on this chain. It's one of the reason I sweeze out time daily. I do run my personal biz and some days could make money that covers upvote yet I always feel I am missing out especially on inLeo community. Just love this friends.
Hive is a family
Hive's true strength lies in its communities and the opportunities they create for engagement and growth. It's inspiring to see how projects like $LEO and BBH empower individuals to become influential within their own communities, even without massive resources. Focusing on the people and the community driven spirit is what truly makes Hive unique and worth investing in. Keep building and supporting these grassroots initiatives,it's what makes this platform thrive!
It's all about people. I think that is the best thing about Hive right now. As much as I would like to have more applications and other things, I haven't seen that take off or the tools aren't there yet.
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