There is an uncomfortable trend going on, and I feel I am inevitably becoming part of it: It may be called a Hive Hiatus if you wanna be fancy, but in my case I'd call the child by its name, that is a gradually receding blogging enthusiasm. So what's going on? What are the reasons for posting less and less frequently, and what can I do to act against this downward spiral? In fact, is it just me, or whatever is happening generally on this community? Before I start theorizing, let me just assess the current situation a bit.
The Good Old Days
It feels like it was just yesterday, back when I was new on the blockchain, and the social community was bubbling vibrantly. I remember the feeling of walking down the street, letting my mind wander, and every second thought seemed like a perfect topic for a blog post. It could be something food related, a mural I saw and wanted to share, or maybe a book or some music I felt like discussing. Otherwise there were plenty things to write about sustainability, whether theoretical musings or practical applications. In fact, the times when I was involved in amazing projects, and one may assume that I didn't have time to write any posts, is when some of the most interesting post came out.
A huge reason, maybe the most important one, was the responses and comments from other Hiveans I could always count on. This is what convinced me to stay at the very beginning, and this is what has proven to be a stronger motivation than the financial payouts (which I don't want to ignore, regardless). However, at the moment my entirely subjective feeling tells me all of that is somewhere in the past. So what happened?
Bloggers Taking Some Time Out
This is nothing new. Ever since I first found our (or to more exact, the previous) blockchain, I noticed how people not just come but also go. Quite often, after getting to know the person through various posts, and more importantly through interacting in subsequent comments, they would just up and leave. Not that I want to judge them for it, after all, we all have our lives and our reasons for doing or not doing things. Still, it's a bit sad when you realize that one person you've been following stops posting for a while... until you realize that they most likely won't be back.
On a few occasions they may announce a hiatus, sometimes even saying why, or simply stating that they have their reasons for not posting for a while. This could be a long while, stretching into permanence, but there have been times when a known and treasured Hivean actually came back. What I saw then was anything but pretty: Whatever their reason may have been for leaving, and for coming back, after their return things were quite different. After a few enthusiastic "let's do some epic work" kinda posts there came another week or two without anything, only to be followed by a sobering "it's not worth it" type of realization, or simply nothing at all.
Obviously, their follower and voter base was also not the same, thanks to their time out. Fewer reblogs, and fewer upvotes could have a discouraging effect, but what gets me is the lack of comments on their most recent posts. That feels like a slap in the face, even to me as a reader. But that, I think is something to be counted on, I guess, if your posting becomes sporadic, like mine has done.
What Am I Still Doing on Hive?
Well, there are still lots of murals to be shared...! Or movies that I've watched, food that I've tried, or music I've heard. And why not? Those are never ending topics for times when I'm not involved in some epic project. I just need to get myself excited about writing posts about them! Then there is all the crypto gaming side, which for me has become a game of anticipating the newest smashers to come out, like HoloZing and CraftInk. But I suppose that is all more some kind of hope for a next Splinterlands, which I haven't been playing for years any more, just renting my cards out, or more recently farming them. Talking about tuning down! And even there I've been noticing how I forget about the weekly harvesting, in a way how I failed to keep up staking my LEO for InLeo's LPUD on the 15th of the month. Not a good trend all in all.
A Way to Reactivate Myself?
So what can I do get excited again? The other day we went out for lunch and ended up in the same double restaurant I once posted about. It was weird to remember how psyched I was about the Covid-terrace serving two eateries at the same time. Now I want to get back to that same state. The best way? Probably doing precisely what caused that sensation in the first place!
Are you happy because of what you do, or do you do it because it makes you happy? Does it matter either way?
This means, all I need to do to become an enthusiastic Hivean again, is to simply get back into the groove, and post posts. That's it. So that's what I'll do. Writing 5 posts a week for the rest of the year should be doable, while I hope it should have the desired effect. The rest should come on its own. If not, that will be a definite sign to move on, but honestly, I don't feel like leaving Hive. Not for a shorter or longer hiatus, not for a while, not at all. I'm here for the long run, because beside the momentary satisfaction it offers me a lot more on the long run. And for that I owe thanks to all of you, especially if you have read this far. :-)
I can relate to a lot of the things you say here, I follow quite a lot of accounts and tend to keep my feed clean so I do notice when some people I some times upvote go missing, but it's easier to notice when they come back, even though that happens less often than those that leave.
I guess time has a way to filter things, the markets probably also. It's the thing with "we're in it for the tech" people that kind of stopped occurring on twitter or other socials that are buzzing about blockchain. It's all about money, gains, pumps, get rich quick and get dopamine quick. Crypto is literally becoming like tiktok in a way, we want in and out and that quick fix but not work for the greater things at the end of the road. Meanwhile those who do work see far better lasting results both here and on web2 while others just become followers hypnotized by the creators.
I don't doubt that this dopamine hit thing that's engulfed the masses may be a big reason why blogging isn't as fun anymore nor does it garner a lot of attention in terms of engagement. I only noticed this post because I'm getting alerts for holozing mentions for instance but not sure if I would've went out of my way to browse for random posts to curate as there's just so much to do these days and hive fosters a more entry-friendly gateway to creators of all kinds making it less rewarding to consume and more rewarding to create, even if you suck at creating and no one cares, there may still be random upvotes flying your way.
Dunno, I'm going a bit off the rails with this comment as well, the world is quite chaotic these days, a lot of fakeness everywhere, fear of an impending doom with war, etc, the economy at ATH yet majority can barely afford decent food.
It might not be hive's time to shine yet but as the world is becoming more and more dystopian with web2 and governments heading that way, I think people will come to appreciate what we have and what can't go away sooner or later and find their way here, hopefully with some still around and still enthusiastic about making this technology be the best it can be without affecting freedom too much.
Anyway, you have a new follower, even though I've seen your username around often there's only so much one can consume and curate manually each day so guess we haven't crossed paths often. But pleasure to do so now!
Wow! This comment alone was sufficient to get me excited again. So thank you for that!
I know, the desire for instant gratification is more common than ever, and expressing oneself creatively has gotten far behind the superficial consumption, that is being epitomized by the bored scrolling through the shorter and shorter clips. Combine that with passing on the work to AI, and it becomes no surprise people on a large scale are getting discouraged to do anything at all. I'd say, this is just as dystopian as any potential war, economic crisis, or authoritarianism looming on the horizon...
The truth of the matter is, however, that it is precisely one's work that causes others to comment, which in turn causes those dopamine kicks we all long for. This post and its comments are a great example for this. And it works! Seeing three comments after the first hour has done its job to inspire me to post again, and I already have something in mind, hehehe!
So thanks again for your interactions, and I'm happy to follow you back. Let's go ahead and make Hive big and strong, and a vibrant place for authentic interaction, so once the aforementioned dystopia envelopes us in darkness, our blockchain may become a brighter light than ever!
np at all, gave it a reblog as posts outside of communities are hard to get views these days I feel like but I understand not everything may have a fitting community anyway so it's all good.
It's easy to complain about things, I know many do about Hive, prices and stuff, the general sentiment of the world has made many pessimistic which is understanding that it'll carry over to here too. We're also quite in the early stages of this platform and technology that it may not always attract the "normal" people that may use the space in a healthy way as they maybe restrict themselves to do on other socials. Not trying to offend the majority that are here now but it's no surprise that "earning" and "censorship resistance" may attract those primiarly focused on those two things rather than the general stack of everything else it offers people.
Take me as an example, I'm just a regular person with no real skills. Flunked out of university cause I didn't wanna learn german any longer, went into IT but got hooked on blockchain so dropped out and when I found out about this place after being a very active redditor I thought this is where I'm meant to be so I focused all the attention I had to do things here and more importantly to do them right, partly cause of immutability and everything being carved on stone forever but also cause I thought it'd be the next best/big thing so best to try your hardest and best to present yourself, even though I prefer to remain anonymous.
The opportunities and connections this place has granted me have been enormous. Sure I haven't always made the most out of it in terms of personal gain, the way the rules of the chain have changed and formed over the years have also created some form of opportunities to sway away from my conviction in remaining as genuine and dedicated as possible to seeing this through, but I've tried my best to keep at it and it has rewarded me not only financially but also with a sense of wanting to create things that'll last and have meaning.
In many ways, it has given me reasons to come back daily and have hope for the future even if "web2" hasn't and didn't even before I stumbled upon this technology. I thought to myself, do I really wanna become a teacher in german or a translator as those were the only two options at the time as I was studying the language I really liked. At the same time knowing that technology will surely replace translators in the near future and that teaching as great of a thing as it may be on a moral level, maybe wasn't going to be right for me after all those years having been at school to dive right into again.
Anyway, even though things look bleak now, I know that the world out there is still quite the same. Most of the projects and people you see entering this space aren't here for the true vision of the future Satoshi may have hoped for, most are just here to enrich themselves and walk away thinking they "won" over the others who remained holding bags. But every now and then we do find the people who stay because they like this place, irregardless of rewards or value and learn more about the way things work, what many here are aiming to build and how it'll help others in the future, maybe even different generations and they start seeing their presence and activity rewarded, even if many of them never sell or plan to sell the stake they earn. Over time we'll get more and more of those people until the switch occurs when even if we don't manage to get another theycallmedan millionaire to share the same vision as us and invest deeply, or some random rich gamblers off of memecoins wanting to settle down and aim for long term stability here, we'll eventually beat off the "selling" that may keep our project down and share the future inflation with people aiming for the same things as us. It's in a way coded into the blockchain with a reduced inflation over time and all we can do is try to find those likeminded people as many come and go.
I'm a bit weirdly philosophical lately and my English isn't my first language so apologize if it may come off as weird, haha. Just really passionate about Hive and things I'm trying to build here in hopes it'll make life for humanity better in the future. Where with AI and automation we can hopefully take the time to just be human and tend to human things and be rewarded for it rather than stressing and slaving away our life energy so someone else can buy another yacht and gamble with it.
Oh wow, so we are colleagues, sort of? Because that's what I do for money: teaching English and German as foreign languages. That wasn't my intended career plan, but things tend to work out in their own ways, right? What's your native language, by the way? Your English seems deceivingly native!
As for Hive (and crypto in general) I realize its GIGANTIC potential, which goes so much further than moon-shots and lambos. In fact, I'd say it's part of a well functioning free society, no matter that after a decade (more or less) it's still mostly misunderstood. This is partially the reason why I remain in this space. But I also realize the reason why it hasn't become the social transformer it could easily be. There are currently very strong interests out there that can't let it happen. So in the meantime, we'll keep going sideways, and publish more posts about art, and beer, and beaches, and stuff.
As for the money, I am actually really happy about every single HBD that is spent on cups of coffee and the like. Similarly, I am happy when people convert their daily earnings into Bolivares or Cuban Pesos to make ends meet. All of this only works in favor of stability for the blockchain, even if on the immediate term it means withdrawals and thus a decile of the coin's value. For people like me, who have the luxury to accumulate their Hive, staking it is the way. So it is to each their own.
Finally, I can only second your last paragraph: We are humans, so doing human things is what we should be rewarded for. Apply that to the largest scale, and there would be no point in having yachts, at least not for the purpose of status gambling.
He's a good one to follow @acidyo . His posts are always original, well written and genuine. Long time follower here.
THANK YOU, @riverflows for these kind words. Thank you, thank you, thank you! 😍
I am one of the many who, without a specific reason, but for many small concomitant reasons, stopped writing and lost the desire to write. But I have not distanced myself from Hive and I continue to read, people I have followed for a long time and sometimes people I do not know. Every now and then I tell myself that I should start writing again because Hive is a beautiful reality, but then the spark to rekindle the fire is always missing. Who knows, maybe one day...
Threw you a follow in case you start writing again maybe I'll see you on my feed. :)
Is that a golden retriever in the profile pic?
No, he's a not purebred dog, with whom I was lucky enough to live for a few years.
Thanks for the follow, who knows in the future if you will appreciate my contributions
Nice! Given your circumstances of someone who has stopped blogging, I appreciate your comment even more! I do read lots of posts too, but with a waning desire to write posts, I have also become less frequent in my commenting, even for people I've been following for a long time.
But hey, as you can see in my replies to these comments, this fading excitement can be rekindled very fast. At least, that's what I am feeling in my own case right now. So I hope the same may happen to you too. In any case, I've hit the follow button, so I'll be ready for it.
I don't know, I don't rule anything out. I tell myself several times to start again, but since there's no real reason why I stopped I guess there's no need for a real reason to start again.
I love reading a lot and so it's easier for me to continue following my favorite authors. Unfortunately, since I don't know English well, using translators to read and write is an additional obstacle. But as you can see, even though I'm no longer a blogger, I continue to comment if I'm in the right mood to do so.
Thanks to you too for following.
I see your profile say you are from Tirana, or perhaps living there. I was just there in early October for 2 weeks. My family loved that city, our plan was 3 days.
I gave you a follow in case you start posting. If you do a coffee shop tour or anything like that, tag me… i want some coffee cafe Tirana nostalgia. 😎
Hi @buttcoins , I am Italian but I am married to an Albanian girl. We have been living in Albania for 11 years, in Tirana for 9.
All of Albania is wonderful and the Albanian people are extraordinary.
You are right: the bars in Tirana are very nice. I hope that when you come back here we can have a coffee together.
@garlet yeah, we really enjoyed our time in Tirana, found a table tennis club and we loved heading to that big park.
Yeah, and all the Albanians were really welcoming. Was fun just wandering in random areas and finding cool new spots.
We also went around the country a bit…really beautiful nature!
Not sure when we come back though, never say never. Currently in Corfu, but headed towards Athens next.
Wish I realized it up were there before, I would have enjoyed that coffee.
Are there other Hivians in Tirana!
My wife, @doriana, is in Hive. I don't know any other Albanians here unfortunately.
And you, where are you from? I see on your profile that you wrote Guatemala.
Okay! Nice job making use of the translator. Your English is deceivingly good. You may as well continue writing posts!
I hope this is not one of those let's do some epic work kinda posts then a week or two without anything and then nothing at all. 🙃
I try to write once a week minimum but am one of the great uninspired. They say write about what you know...difficult when you know as little as I do.
Hehehe, while preparing for this post, going over various lyrical turns in my mind, I thought about mentioning something like: "I may as well write posts about cutting my fingernails, and actually why not? After all, if I saw a post like that, I would probably open it, if only to see whether I'd agree with the author's methods." I think that can be applied to anything. So yeah, from cutting nails to cutting lines at the bank, no topic is too insignificant to tackle in a post.
I’m still here, but I’ve definitely fallen into a rut. I’ve tired of Splinterlands, only rarely post fiction anymore, don’t comment anywhere near as much as I used to, and don’t even curate as much as I should.
Splinterlands was a very good game in the past.
It was one of my favourites in/around 2019.
Nowadays it is completely different.
Nowadays Splinterlands is rather a pay-to-win, and milk the players kind of game.
I still play it from time to time to see the in-game changes, but in the recent past, it is becoming worse and worse.
For example currently the players have to buy Wild Pass for every season to play in the Wild game mode, which was free in the past.
I have not bought Wild Pass so far, and probably I will not buy Wild Pass in the future either.
But we will see. Maybe once or twice I will try it.
Currently instead of the Wild game mode, I play the Modern game mode.
Wild Pass what??? Okay, that just shows how far detached I have become from this game. I still have my (beta) cards though, and I've gotten my farming balanced. But I simply can't see myself playing another tournament.
... but you opened up my post, read it, and even took the effort to post a comment! And thus you have become part of the reason why I am rubbing my hands and licking my lips, as I contemplate the topics for my next few posts. For this you deserve a huge THANK YOU!
BTW, your Odds and Ends series seem worth looking through.
I've been a bit over it. I never get whale votes anymore and feel sometimes I am on some blacklist for some unknown reason, which makes me sad because I work hard for the good of Hive. I'm probably paranoid.
Don't force 5 days, you'll go mad. Why don't you aim for like Tuesdays and Fridays or something consistent like that?
I honestly don't have much to say anymore. I love this place but like you I'm running out of steam. Perhaps it's just a global ennui.
I think you're on to something with the global ennui.
It kinda felt like this to me too, but I immediately discarded it as mere subjectivity. Though now that you guys are feeling it too, there may be something to it, actually...
No, I don't want to force myself. If nothing else, that would be detrimental to the quality of my posts, and even if I completed it, I may never want to get back to posting freely. Instead, I'll just continue posting freely, and that may add up to five posts a week... or not. It's quite funny, when I was tying this post, this rate seemed like mere nostalgia of times when I would post five times (all without force of course), but looking it from the comment's viewpoint it actually feels like a challenge.
I have no idea why I've stopped this week. I mean I've always posted like a demon. I COULD post stuff but it just slips away from me.
Oh no, it's going around! Gotta watch out not to catch it! 😜
I have exactly the same challenges, sometimes it's hard to stay motivated to write a post a day (or at least like your challenge until the end of the year 5 a week).... For the moment what keeps me going is the StreetArt community, I love discovering every day people who post murals of their city or region, always great discoveries. I'm still hoping to discover some murals and local beers from Mexico 😀
Well, I'll read the comments, that's interesting too... but they're long 😀
Have a great day
Absolutely! Being involved in a project or community is a great motivating factor, and for sure, there are more mural and beer posts coming. Though with that challenge of 5 a week, like I used to post at one point, I may just have bitten off more than I can chew.
I've been regularly posting on this platform since July of 2016 and have seen so many ebbs and flows of enthusiasm. The cycles seem to coincide with token price for the most part. That's not to say compensation is the only reason people are here but it sure does seem to provide more incentive to create content and thoughtfully engage. I've experienced creator burn-out myself a few times but can never seem to stay away from here for more than a week or two. It can be very tough to remain motivated to spend time creating content when it feels like people aren't reading/enjoying it but, thankfully, these times have never lasted long.
If it is really the financial part that gets people motivated, I would think that the low price should be a reason to write many posts, which will receive a good quantity of a coin. Later when the price goes up the same post would have a lower payout, so it makes sense to accumulate while the price is low. But as you pointed out, there are also other factors involved, where social interaction is a huge one.
I don't think most people think of it that way (but they should). They think it more in terms of the current value of token-to-fiat currency conversion immediately after post payout. A post educating people about this would be a great idea! If we could shift the mindset from short term to longer term thinking it might cure the engagement drain when token prices drop.
I know... Actually I remember those post trying to encourage people when times seem too rough. But I also remember that their effect was negligible compared to the ones complaining about the price drop like they would complain about the rainy weather.
I have a friend who is going on 7 years here and he gets no votes or comments. He sees Hive as his personal immutable diary. That alone keeps him here. So he doesn't need anything else, so he's sure to be around for many years to come.😉
An immutable diary! Also a good reason to be on Hive, given that the blockchain preserves all text forever. And if your friend doesn't care about readers and voters, their absence would not be a problem. Though somehow I think that there would be at least somebody who would read those posts...
Your ideas and thoughts will remain in stone for your children and grandchildren.... 😁
Buen tema amigo, no tengo idea de que pueda suceder soy nueva aquí y aún no me familiarizó y soy casi invisible 😁 como muchas veces lo he dicho, pero seguiré aquí haciendo lo que me gusta. Muchas gracias por ser uno de los pocos que me ha brindado apoyo y me ha leído. Bendiciones 🥰
No, al contrario: gracias a ti! Todos que leen y votan hacen su parte en crear una comunidad vibrante que nos da ganas de postear. 😁
Hay si amigo, soy nueva e invisible 😁 pero cuando alguien me Lee me dan esas ganas de publicar, gracias por el apoyo 💙 Shalom 🦋
Writing 5 posts a week for the rest of the year should be doable, start from there friend. I hope to see more of you these days.
In Germany there is a saying that goes something like: "Now that you've cackled, you need to lay too." Well, let's see how many eggs a week I can lay for the rest of the year... But let me respond to all these comments first.
Hahaha, never knew you are a man of proverbs too. A funny one friend. Stay positive.
What's better than a well-known proverb? - A translated proverb that still makes sense while being completely unfamiliar.
Still making the needed sense
Sincerely, it feels sad seeing people leave the platform for different reasons. I don't think I have ever left Hive to go into a sabbatical leave and come back with me trying to explain and illustrate why I left and returned. I may feel tired to post sometimes, but I still post. One thing I love about Hive is the freedom to post anything, like a rant/complain about how you are tired and unable to perform a task.
I noticed that even if I had been offline for hours and only to return, it would be like I have gone away for months, whereas it's just some hours I wasn't that active due to offline workload, it still doesn't stop me from posting daily.
For some, they left because of the market, only to rush in back when the market is doing well again. Above all, I appreciate those ones who have been here since the beginning and still stuck with the platform.
The beautiful thing is how we have lots of things to talk and rant about. So interesting. I do love reading those kinds of posts that makes you feel glued and can relate because it's all about personal stuff.
What am I doing on Hive? It's simple! Leaving the monetary aspect aside, I am here trying to improve my skills so I can become skilled in writing and also to navigate more about technology and the web 3 digital world.
This is a beautiful attitude that I think should be taken as a great example for a successful blogger. That also explains why you can post every day, making it seem so easy. Clearly, those who are in it only for the money won't last for long, as there are always newer and more exciting schemes to pursue. But if you enjoy writing, and keep doing it regularly for a while, it will have its positive effects. Making you a skilled writer is one important one, and that can be seen in this comment too. Thank you for sharing!
Yes, it's true that when one is in it for the money alone, it doesn't take long before they are gone because that is their inspiration to keep posting. I love writing, pouring out my heart and I am glad coming across a platform as this.
This melt my heart. Thank you so much. Glad to come across your post, also.
😍 Thank you! And likewise! 😁
It seems 2024 wasn't the 'moon' time everyone was expecting in Crypto, at least for those chains that actually provide some real value, not the quick pump-and-dump meme coin value that crypto has turned into as Acidyo mentioned in his comment (I believe his reblog got your post in front of a lot more people too, myself included).
I found myself pondering a similar question recently when getting back into Hive. After my most active year last year, I thought this would be the 'big' year for me to push myself on Hive. As it turns out I ended up having about a 6 month hiatus myself. Coming back I had to evaluate why. Is it for the money? Certainly not, I'm lucky to get a few Hive on any of my posts. I'm here 'for the tech'. Sort of. I believe the chain and Web3 social media have huge potential, whether or not this turns out to come to fruition is another matter.
So, I'm mostly here because I enjoy writing, even if no one is reading my posts. I think that is the key to most of the 'long term' users of Hive, those who aren't whales sitting pretty milking their profits but the day-to-day users who give Hive its real buzz! People forming connections and working together to help each other, that is 'Hive'. That is where the focus should be.
Glad to have you back and Hiving, got yourself another follow and I look forward to seeing where your posting journey goes over the coming months. Feel free to use the #slothbuzz tag on your posts in future too! Sometimes we all sloth a little, as long as we keep the buzz we can all grow together!
!SLOTH
For sure, the true value lies in social interactions. That's why I enjoyed regular questions, or if we go back far enough, survival games where you had multiple choice actions you had to post in comments. I kinda miss those. But simply commenting your opinion on whatever a post is about, already does wonders in terms of community.
This is the first time I'm hearing about the #slothbuzz tag. What is it about? What situations is it intended for, and when is it not appropriate? I love to find new projects and communities, so I'm a bit excited to find out more about it.
SlothBuzz was started a couple of years ago now (damn time flies when you're having fun) to allow those of us who are a little sloth (although sometimes buzz) to share posts and content with like-minded users, over time it's developed into a pretty general tag on Hive. The only thing we don't particularly appreciate is Actifit posts, mainly because users there seem to spam hundreds of tags at a time. Plus, sloths have never been known to be actively fit!
From what you've touched on in your post and subsequent comments, it would seem your niche is our niche. Gaming, photography and having fun with our content. Our main focus is supporting the small users on Hive to flourish and work together. At the end of the day, although this is 'web3' it's not all about the money (although it certainly helps!)
Nice! I'll be sure to use that tag in the future. Normally the general tags have felt waaaay too general for me, but there are three that I kinda kept going back to, only to fill my tags up to ten. But now since... I assume you to be behind the sloth project, we have had a personal exchange, I really prefer using it as a general tag to those things that I only know as a mere little user.
Hahaha, ActiFit! I know, I've never used it. Though I have to admit, the reason is not my lack of physical activity, but rather the fact that the app was not compatible with my phone. So no worries for you guys on that matter.
As for "small users" I think I've got the mindset of a 7-year-old: "I'm not little!" But in fact, being a medium-sized dolphin or almost a bumble-bee is the real challenge. The redfish get all the help, while the whales just lean back and chill. But for all of us in the middle, it's bootstrap time!
I try to keep on top of it, normally I say we’re ’general not general’. Basically I think we should help share ‘decent’ posts, whilst avoiding the ‘spam’ type of posts that seem to fill most of the general tags here on Hive.
I’m still a ‘small’ user here, although the creator of the slothbuzz community (former witness) and a Hive dolphin. As you say, not big enough to reap the rewards but too big for the powers at be to give me any support! That’s where the sloths come in, together we can buzz!
Learn more about the SLOTHBUZZ Token at Sloth.Buzz and consider sharing your post there or using the #slothbuzz next time
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Do you agree with me that votes might be too diluted?
With the kind of money I invested here I think I should be able to upvote you for more than 0.055 hive, yet here we are. I might vote for 2 or 3 posts per day, and I don't have time for more than that, yet the creators i vote for don't get retributed more because of that.
I believe it's a lose/lose proposition right now.
And like, I know where that dilution comes from, probably the self voters, and double account owners, etc. But I do believe there can be a better way.
Well, I certainly appreciate your 0.055 HIVE! Could it be more? Certainly, always! But could I say the same thing if your vote was worth 5.5 HIVE or 550 HIVE? I think I could, especially if this is also reflected in the coin's value. So in the end, I'd still say it's all right.
Seeing that this post has generated over 35 HIVE already makes me happy. The fact over 500 people have voted on it even more. What excite me a bunch, are the seven reblogs. But what clearly takes the cake in terms of calling this post a success, are the comments I have received from 16 individuals. That to me is worth way more than any other count.
Ive been feeling a bit of emerging energy lately on hive. Maybe im out of touch. But my sense is things are on the up and up. lol, until they are not i guess
Let's say they are! Why not? It creates a positive outlook on things, even if it affects mainly you. In a way this emerging energy is the opposite of the global ennui others have pointed out. And since it's all subjective anyway, why not just grab the better one, and run with it?
The power of re-blogs - your post showed up in my feed due to Acid's and EVW's sharing it 😀.
Like many others I can relate to your words quite a bit. I have been one of those taking a break here and there and I have never been and will never be someone who posts daily, no freakin' way! But I have been blogging all the way since the early 2000s, yup, waaaaay before Hive. I actually found Hive because I got tired of looking for revenue streams via blogging and I didn't want to do ads and Google and influencer Insta and stuff. As they say: I got here for the rewards and stayed for the community.
It sounds like you found your mojo to keep on blogging but you are right, I have read too many posts over the recent past talking about leaving, getting bored etc. etc. That kind of negativity is really de-motivating for everyone reading those particular posts. Hence I am glad that when I clicked on your title, the post actually turned out to be positive and a reflection on yourself and what you do and can do. Nicely done!
Yeyyy, thank you for your comment! And you know what? I never even planned it this strategically. But of course you're right, and I can see what you mean: if the post is all complaining and highlighting shortcomings, one is much less likely to rise above it and enjoy the experience. And honestly, I still think Hive is amazing, and I don't want to abandon it, but at the same time I am feeling the drain of energy. So I'm glad that my post still showed my initial optimism.
As for the reblogs, I was a bit unsure about tagging all these communities that I mentioned merely as a side note. But in the end, it proved to be the best decision. I'm so happy it worked out so well. Thanks to you too for being part of it.
Welcome back! Some people come, some go and some return. Sometimes things happen in life and people get other priorities. I see people sometimes mention they are going to blog more, but blogging itself shouldn't be a goal. That could make it feel like work.
Only blog when you feel like it and about the subjects you like.
There have been some recent initiatives to improve engagement like commentrewarder and PeakD snaps. You might want to check those out.
At least this post has generated some nice engagement 👊
Exactly: just blog when you have something good to share. That will be reward enough.
Thanks for the suggestions, I'll make sure to check them out!
Nowadays book reading has become very rare. We do not read hard-copy books. So in these circumstances, hive is the best platform for learning. I have been on hive for the last two years. I am trying to post regularly. But still, I miss posting sometimes. We should be regular on hive not only for reward but also for learning. It's a vast university.
I am reading your first post. It's interesting. So please do not give up and start writing.
I know, I could observe the same tendency in my own case: First came the move to reading books on my phone. Between 2012 and 2017 that actually increased my reading by a bunch. Then I discovered blogging, so I spent way more time writing than reading. And now... I'm back to reading more again, but instead of books (which tend to go into great depth and length on a topic) I read short and superficial posts. It can be still interesting for learning, but you're right, there are entire worlds between these stages.
Did you scroll back all the way to my first post? Oh wow! I am deeply honored, but also a bit anxious. I must have been a complete beginner, and it probably shows too. Still, I am glad you went out of your way for it, and thank to all these amazing comments, I am pretty sure: I am not going to stop writing!
Yes dear I have gone through your complete post
Thanks for your kind reply. I am looking forward to your posts.
This is the first post from you I have read - you write well. Thank you for not hiving away in some corner and refusing to share your life. There is something divine about being and sharing that with one another. I believe it is even more important in this technological and Information Age. You have a new follower in me. Thank you for your honesty.
P.S. this is my first comment in many moons.
Well, you know, it was precisely this need/want of sharing my thoughts with the world that got me into blogging. However, it was the blockchain with the culture of its own that got me to stay. Without comments I may as well shout out of my window, maybe someone will hear me. And yes, I totally agree that connecting with others, in whichever way, is truly divine, since we all are parts of a greater entity.
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