The News
I have seen lots of people celebrating that Hive was created five years ago this week. If you do not know the history behind that then I would encourage you to read up. Some of us were on the blockchain for longer and had to fight a hostile takeover. The outcome was a vibrant community that is creating lots of cool stuff. There is nothing quite like it that I have seen. The blockchain world is often about money, but Hive offers more than that. It is an alternative to the corporate social media platforms that exploit users. We need the world to know about it, so spread the word.
Despite our efforts the $HIVE price is a bit stagnant lately. I know some people want it to stay cheap so they can get more, but this can put others off. You can be earning it every day anyway.
Friday Follows
I am featuring some people and projects who have been significant in building the Hive we have. They inspire me.
- HiveWhale.@roelandp does not post too much, but he has been behind many of the Hivefest (and previous versions) that bring us together. He also dabbles in some cool projects like the
- another NFT to collect.@risingstargame is the main game I play on Hive. I was attracted as it is centred around music. You can buy music from various Hive artists there and those NFTs can help with your progress in the game. It all started about five years ago and that means
- Beer Saturday Challenge here pretty much since the start. He has also been at many of the big Hive events to have a beer with people as well as doing some presenting work.@detlev has been running the
- @arcange is behind many useful Hive tools as well as the @hivebuzz gamification.
- suggestedI have to thank @the-bitcoin-dood for bringing me here in the first place. @detlev the #itshisfault or #itsherfault tags to highlight whoever brought you here.
The End
I will skip the dog house segment this week as I am not in a mood to be negative. Hive is not perfect, but it is better than many of the alternatives. It offers freedom and it is up to you have you use that. I would hope it is mostly to be positive. The good far outweighs the bad in my experience.
Hive five!
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I would venture to suggest that we still have almost no idea where the blockchain will go, what the functions will evolve to be, just how many use cases will emerge and how large the community will become.
5 years feels like quite a chunk of time but in this brave new world, tis but the blink of an eye. I for one am not one of the tech-savvy young whippersnappers who will blaze a trail or chart the way, I use Hive in the only ways I know how and in a way that feels natural to me.
Ad a semi-luddite approaching that sweet point of mid 50's I feel surprise and profound gratitude that I am here at all, it seems quite implausible to think about.
I was in my 30's before I used a PC and even the concept of basic coding seems akin to alchemic, mystical knowledge so I kinda understand why most are not here yet, but as knowledge drip... drip... drips it's way in to the consciousness of the masses, this will change, I have always been absolutely unwavering in that belief and see nothing that makes me feel the need to evaluate.
Who can predict that sweet point where critical mass is achieved and mass adoption becomes a reality?
To be honest, I never thought mass adoption in it's truest sense was necessary for Hive anyway.
I intend to continue enjoying ringside seats and occasional toe dipping as we see the evolution of our very own blockchain and the community gathered upon it.
The only thing I could foresee to stall anything I said above is the appearance of a Justin Sun like character, but I have posted sentries at every exit to guard against this and we have a brain point reference that we seen one off, (in a sense), we are strong enough to do it again 😉
Happy Friday Sir.
I'm a little older than you, but started using computers in my teens, so I've seen it all evolve. I still think that blockchain is a radical technology that has real applications, despite what some may say. We have seen that it doesn't have to just be for geeks and 'crypto-bros' (whatever those are). Hive has musicians, artists, knitters, storytellers and more. I think there is massive potential for growth in all those communities. A lot of people are fed up with the big platforms and would like alternatives. Hive should be an option for them.
Happy Friday to you too.
!BEER
With the good and the bad, in the end, there is no place like Hive.
One thing I think we can all agree on :D
Happy Friday!!
Five years without my notice.. next five will be with my notice 😁 it’s so great I'm surprised it's still considered under the radar, but maybe that’s a good thing, no corporate BS lol. Hope it keeps growing too. Happy Hive Five.🤚 High Five lol good one
You are still a pioneer here. We can guide the next wave.
!BEER
Happy birthday Hive! Here’s to the next five. Will be interesting to see where we are then?!
It's actually over 8 years on the chain for me. What a trip.
We are all positive about Hive, it is running in the right direction. And the Hive whales are playing a vital role from behind. We are grateful to them.
I still wonder why Hive hasn't blown up all these years , I just can't seem to wrap my head around it why most people aren't on this profitable blockchain. That being said , I know one day this status quo will change for the better. Happy anniversary Hive Blog!
Happy birthday to us :)
I've been here since the days of the beta blockchain, and I switched to HIVE as soon as the fork happened. That was a lot of drama for a while. I made the right choice.