Yes. It has improved tremendously. There was a time when no matter what you did and how well you did it, you knew before even hitting the post button it would be impossible to hit one of those top slots organically. And as selling votes became more and more prevalent, even a small amount of organic support was nearly impossible to come by. The entire concept was a farce. They'd sell this idea buying votes would in turn offer visibility, but there was no one around to look because the fake "trending" content turned eyes away from the higher slots, and the people with eyes were selling their votes, meaning they were getting paid to not even be here and look. They were being paid to look away. When I think back to those years, I'm still blown away by how stupid and irresponsible the entire clusterfuck of a shit-show truly was.
Noticed over the years though it's quite common in crypto for folks to fuck the future of their products if it means profit now. Being able to recover, then thrive, combined with the motivation to get even better; that's rare and says a lot about this community.
I personally know a couple of cases of such users who "paid their way up" and both ended up as dead accounts even before Hive got born. It's the same as with steroids(fake pump). When you stop taking them you will not only loose these massive gains but fall even deeper in terms of progress from where you started climbing.
Yeah. Some of those folks would buy their, "Best Bowler in the World" trophy, yet not even be able to pick up a ball. The kind of guys that'll lean up on your Corvette while you're in the store so they can take a selfie and show everyone how rich and successful they are.
Yep... Their fade away was written in the stars from the beginning.
Indeed.
Why don't you blog anymore?
My head spins when I try to answer that question. Hundreds of thoughts flood my mind but none of them really amount to a solid reason. I've had trouble reigniting that flame for a couple years now.