There are many types of Hiver and a lot of them think it's up to someone else to promote the platform. Even bringing in a couple more people can help as they may tell others. I think we will grow in certain niches for now. Communities in places like Cuba and Venezuela will spread the word and they have more to gain.
Promotion incentives would help, but who will put up the funds? It does seem the Leo crowd are doing more than most with Threads being very active.
Somehow we need to reach a critical mass where people have enough friends or fans here to make it worth posting just for the engagement. The rewards are a bonus. I know some are getting disillusioned with the corporate platforms and we need to exploit that.
The snowball effect that bringing a few users with the right mentality is huge. I know the mindset has changed already and we no longer promote Hive as a come for the rewards kind of platform, which is one of the biggest reasons for people to come but leave, because they were getting no rewards (because that's what they came for).
One of the scenarios I see unfolding is Hive becoming prominent and reign in certain countries like those you mention, and then all of us just hover around those communities. It wouldn't be bad, it would be a great start in my opinion.
Definitely, once people come in, bring their own people, and Hive becomes the place where they can create their little hub or space, then it will be a win. I wonder if there's a way to make a community private?
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Making anything private here involves encrypting it. I guess it may be possible to have posts that are encrypted so that only certain accounts can access them, but it would need a new front end that could handle it.
I think the backend infra of LF actually allows the frontend to handle private communities, what say you @khaleelkazi