"That's right, I saw it on Theycallmedan's blog. All of the witnesses suddenly agreed to shut down the blockchain tomorrow.
They said the new international crypto regulations imposed by a joint agreement in that recent UN meeting made Hive nodes illegal in almost every country.
Something about it being dangerous for us to have complete control of our funds," I typed, trying unsuccessfully to keep my emotions in check.
"Well at least we can always meet here on Discord, but I'm just devastated. Hive has been a part of my life for years," replied someone.
Similar messages began pouring in faster than I could read. It was like the reverse of our Dreemport parties. In those, the messages would flash by at lightning speed expressing joy and happiness. These were messages of sadness, shock, and even panic.
"Well guys, I'm going to go offline for a while, and write my last Hive post. I encourage you to do the same. Maybe a few of our witnesses will see how much this means to us, and figure out a way to pull off a miracle..."
Goodbye My Wonderful Hive Home
I never thought I would have to say goodbye to Hive, at least not until I was ready to pass from this world. But because of others' fear of what they don't understand, I'm doing just that.
What will we do now? Will we just give up, and go to our second home, Discord? I suspect we will for a while, but then we will regroup.
At heart, Hive is about creativity and interaction, freedom and cooperation. These values will serve us well in building something new together.
It won't be Hive, but so many of our Bees are visionaries, pioneers, and entrepreneurs. Like a phoenix, the community will rise from the ashes. This place was destroyed once before, and emerged stronger than ever. This time won't be any different!
So unless our new version is a fork of Hive, I will say farewell to the countless posts and comments I have made, and the replies and badges which all of you have honored me with over the years. But I won't say farewell to any of you. I fully expect to see each and every one of you around!
I know for some of you this seems like the end of everything. Believe me, it's not. I lost my first blogging home, a centralized platform called Uptrennd. It went offline when the owner got tired of taking care of it.
Thankfully some of the people there love Hive, and brought most of us over. What seemed like a tragedy at the time turned out to be a blessing. Let's turn this tragedy into a blessing as well? Download the blockchain, we can figure out something.
Maybe we can remove the aspect that makes it illegal, or set up servers where they are legal. I don't know how it will all work out, but I do appeal to everyone to preserve our data so we can rebuild!
Until we have a new version of Hive, I will say farewell to posting my stories, digital art, fractals, collages, blogs, contests, and comments.
But I will see you all on Discord. We will cry, then smile while we remember the happy times. Then when the time is right, we will rebuild. Isn't that what bees do after all?
It's time for the bees to come together, and swarm! Our Hive will be gone tomorrow, but we will still be here, and so will the connections and friendships we have forged over the years.
Together bees can do anything, even survive the harshest winter. Apart, we can only wander around until the snow eventually comes, and the flowers are gone...
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Please note that this is a fictional story. Hive is here to stay 🙌
When people come together to share and believe in the same dream it will be difficult for such a dream to die.
What connects us on the hive is more than blogging or making money, even if such challenges should arise today, I believe we will find a way around them and overcome it.
My point exactly ♥️ Hive is bigger than any one feature! It's people.
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Please, help us, save Hive 🥺🤲
That's would have been my cry on discord if this was actually happening.
But, thank goodness, it's not happening... Heaves a sigh of relief 🥲
There are many people who would make sure something was around ♥️
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And that's one of the beautiful thing about this place. 🤗☺️
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Very good mate. Careful now though, you are getting into the striking fear into the hearts of many territory with the realistic scenario!!
It was the only way I could keep the mood, since it just hit too close to home to turn into a comedy. I know you guys who were here from the beginning all went through a mess of almost losing your home too... The Uptrennd part of this was a true story - but it made those of us who came out here, on the other side, stronger and better :)
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I remember the name Uptrennd but never used it. At least you found somewhere!
Not just somewhere, the best somewhere 🙌 Much better than Uptrennd :)
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You scared me there for a second...
😂 I'm thankful it's just for a challenge!
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Thanks for the minor heart attack before breakfast. 👍
I'd already blamed Facebook by paragraph 3 (of course), wondered if we could ask a friend to make a new one by paragraph 4 and had a small weep (not really 'cause cowgirls don't cry - we do though) by paragraph 5.
Don't do that again or I'll find you and set you right myself. 😆
😂 Blame Galen, it was his challenge idea 🤣
Any time, but you have to schedule it a couple of days in advance 🤣
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Taking a tangent here with big brother breathing down our neck, !LOLZ great read as we rose once before so it would happen again...., if this were to happen.
Community is strong in conviction, would reform and move forward, no problems see you on the other side !LUV
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Thanks so much for the !LUV , yes we would rise again 🙌
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Hello @wrestlingdesires
Wow, I liked your fiction about a hypothetical closure of Hive. Well, I don't doubt that in the traditional media there will be people who would be happy with deactivating Hive. But knowing the spirit of the community, they won't have it so easy.
Hope and freedom are the main engines of those who make digital life here.
Great story.
Thanks so much for reading :) ... I think we are all too determined to just let it die. And really this also includes our witnesses. Even if they did a shutdown, it would only be temporary to regroup.
Thanks so much for your kind words 🙌
You're welcome, my friend!
By the way, I still remember the closing of Uptrennd. Nothing to do with #hive!
Yeah, it had nothing to do with anyone or anything except their owner gave up. Lesson learned!
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This is excellent. Great thought experiment. Thank you.
Thanks so much for your kind words 🙌