When I first found out about Steem (I know we’re on Hive, but that’s the chronological order of the story) I thought: “ok, this is it… I will put all my time and energy into this platform so that I can make it big” (which meant to line up my pockets). I suppose this mentality came from observing what other people did on social media like Facebook, Instagram or YouTube, where the bigger egos grab lots of attention, which translates into economic rewards through advertisement.
Since I didn’t have much experience on living off social media, I did things the way I felt was right and that included trying to post as much as possible and making content that could appeal to a massive audience in some way.
With the passing of time I realized that there was a community with a very different mindset. While the search for economic rewards was present, there was a lot more interest in sharing, collaborating and having fun, rather than the obsession for having thousands of followers and being an influencer.
People with as little as 100 followers could do quite well on the platform, provided their content was of good quality, thanks to tribes and those who took the time to hunt down the nice posts to support.
Now things have evolved and Hive exists. I’m guessing while Hive will thrive, Steem will end up dying, unless it decides to take a different approach. Tribes have been replaced by Communities and through Peakd we have an amazing visual presentation to our blockchain world.
Despite all the changes, the community remains with a strong determination to help each other and grow collectively.
Engage on Hive Posting InitiativeI actually started this post with the intention to thank @galenkp , @abh12345 and @meesterboom , as well as @tarazkp for taking the time to organize the and for the one-month 2000 HP delegations they have entrusted to me for being one of the winners. My gratefulness goes also to @preparedwombat who threw in an extra 500 HP. This is more than twice the HP I currently have and increases my voting power a lot so it’s nice to be able to give a better vote to those I want to support.
Though it might seem like I strayed from the topic, the truth is that these things are very related. The initiative presented by these well known Hiveans is a good example of how things work around here: you help me, I help you, we help each other and keep the inspiration for making things happening going.
Something I particularly liked about this contest were the guidelines that invited us to describe ourselves having in mind passion, effort and personality. What a great way to incentivize the creation of high-quality blog posts. I think anyone who writes with that in mind will end up creating awesome content worth appreciating.
There are many things that come to mind regarding of how collaboration is important and how we can achieve so much if we based society on this value instead of competition. However, I just want to say a big thank you and try to use pumped votes to help out people who are putting out their passion, effort and personality into Hive.
Well done mate, I found you early and saw the potential. We need more like you. I know I don't comment so much on your posts these days, but I do read them.
You did and I thank you for that! It does get hard to comment on everything, much as I would like to engage with every awesome Hivean there's just not enough time to do so.
Seems like you've been able to make the Urbex community lift off, congrats on those efforts!
It's getting better but there are still a few posters. My efforts of getting the Facebook lot to join are proving woeful. I think it's all too complicated for them.
It does get hard to explain, though today I was able to present Hive to four people with detail and they found it awesome.
Keeping them coming back is the hard part, retention has always been poor.
Congrats! Help Hive grow and I think this is what matters the most from the win
Thanks @creativemary, nice to be part of that :D
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You are very welcome @fenngen, and were a worthy recipient for the price based on the entry you submitted. I'm glad you liked the three elements I added to the entry criteria; It was done to inspire people to be themselves, get excited about their topic and to do the best they knew how when it came to their entry...It is with those three things in mind I hope everyone who entered (and all users on hive) move forward. My little posting initiative proved that one doesn't need to be a famous content-creator to apply those three elements and produce good work...One just needs to be a normal everyday person like you and I.
Thank you again for your efforts, and your thank you post.
Well, I think being bloggers on a blockchain and dealing with crypto takes us a bit away from the "normal" spectrum, lol, but I get your meaning. I'm sure initiatives like this will keep pushing the community forwards towards good content creation ;)
You have a very good point...We're not normal at all. We're innovators, the great explorer's of our time maybe. 🙂
Cheers to that. Let's see if !BEER is working here...
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BEER.Well done mate and hopefully Hive is able to create an environment where many people from many backgrounds can thrive and build a home.
I'm sure it already has and will continue to do so!