After hitting the three month mark on Hive just yesterday, Steve, I took some time to review what I'd learned and what I want to focus on over the next three months here.
I found myself, in that process, looking up HiveBuzz to better understand these levels and realised I am a red fish (no surprises) and Brad (@new.things) my partner is a minnow (maybe because he put in a bigger chunk of cash to start?). We're both happily learning and trying to improve incrementally every day in a way that is authentically us (rather than ticking boxes we think we should).
In my review of my first three months I mentioned that I was actively following and trying to model off people with a high reputation number.
My argument for doing so was that those of you who have a number above 70 must have being doing enough of the right things for long enough to have some idea of what the heck you're doing and thus be reasonable role models for me (rather than me trying to guess or wander around in the dark).
It was pointed out to me that I really need to pay attention to those people with higher numbers who also are operating in a way that matches my beliefs, values, etc. Since I'm always looking for people who behave with integrity in all parts of my life, that's my go-to anyway. But it occurred to me that there are people like yourself who are actively creating on-point content that really could help me to better understand how to be a good Hivian. And that actively following you more closely might be a better idea than rolling around in some of the posts where I sometimes find myself wondering, "Why the hell I'm reading this rubbish?" 😆
All that to say... thank you for this post and for sharing posts that--as a newer Hivian--I can actually (mostly) understand. Expect to see me following along and seeing what else I can learn from you. I actively welcome your feedback on any post you see from me where I could be "behaving" better (be gentle please!) as I see Hive as a long term space for me to grow and expand and contribute. Thus, I care about doing it well.
Finally, if you can make suggestions for anyone else I can follow who you hold in high regard, I'll happily hear their names. I feel like you'd only recommend awesome people who are committed to seeing Hive, and all in it, thrive. I enjoy consuming content related to: fitness and health, self improvement/personal development, spiritual awareness/consciousness/philosophy, relationships/being human. And I'm sure other things that escape me right now 😅 Oh, and possibly really easy to understand Hive & crypto teachings.
Thanks for reading this comment that seems to have turned into a mini essay 🤣 Here's to my moving towards minnow status!
From what I can see you are doing the right sorts of things on Hive. You are getting involved with communities and commenting. I was an active commenter from the start and that's how I built a following. You have to find people who share your interests to keep it interesting. Some just chase the money, but that can be a lot of work for little reward. It has to be fun for me.
I have done the #FollowFriday posts for years and I would encourage others to do similar things. We need ways to help people connect. We do have a lot of runners here and that is something to build on.
These are still early days really as Hive has massive growth potential. You are one of the pioneers.
!PIZZA
Thanks for the kind words (& pizza!) Steve. I'll have to see if I can understand what you're up to with FollowFridays. I noticed the mention there, thank you! I get the same sense; early days, much room for growth. My intuition says: This is just the beginning.