Still, Hive's not for the faint-hearted—it's got a learning curve. You've got to wrap your head around upvotes, curation trails, staking Hive Power for influence, and a dozen other geeky terms that sound like they belong in a sci-fi novel. It's a nerd's paradise, and that's exactly what makes it dope. It's raw, unpolished, and real—no glossy corporate sheen here.
And that is the challenge - how do we beat the web2 tools that are polished and fry user's brain with 15-second dopamine hits ? Everyone needs attention and we need to think and innovate, how to give that attention.
By the way, very well written, I did not know, you came to India several times, where have you been ?
Thanks m8, yeah i was in India for 2 seasons. I met my wife there, on a bus from Delhi to Daramsala. Spent a long while in Golkarna, and some time in Arambol. All this was 2008 and 2009. I even met an up and coming rock band, jammed with them and they got me free tickets to a festival they were headlining, they invited me up on stage to perform with them for a song, full rock improv in front of 10,000 students in Bombay. Was a wild time for me. I created a repeatable event format with another musician, we called it the Shiva Sham Show. It got so big that we had to start offering it over multiple nights.
I miss India and the adventures!
I agree that Hive needs to innovate and find its own attention mechanisms that distinguish it from the web 2 social media realm. With persistence and a bit of luck, i know its possible!
Thanks for popping into my blog to have a read of the article.
Curious if you know this magazine outlook? Do many people read it in India?
Honestly I don't know how many people read, but I know its a known name. Here is what AI tells, so not a bad number, but compared to our population, its negligible. However, I like the fact that you put a niche effort to give your best and we all should continue doing that.