I am not whining about it at all. I am just writing facts. The truth. And it is not only under my posts. There are posts from many authors without comments. It is not even frustrating anymore. I write mostly for myself on the Hive blockchain, and if I would like to have real interaction, then I go to Facebook groups.
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Share your Hive posts there and drive people here…
I have many posts that don’t get comments. I am finding that my short form stuff is getting way more engagement than the long form posts. Its a grind, just like anywhere else.
Hell the only people I ever have commenting on my Facebook posts are family, 😂 I get way more engagement here than on mainstream social media. But I have also worked my ass off to build my circle of people. Shit, I mean I have 3 projects I have built on this chain, @blocktunes, @hivelist, and @hivehustlers, and still struggle at times to get engagement. Just the nature of the beast. At least Hive pays me, Facebook doesn’t!
The only person I successfully invited to Steem/Hive was my brother so far, but he left the platform years ago because of the lack of the interaction. He completely lost his interest in the Steem/Hive blockchain, and I can completely understand him.
I use Facebook groups for certain interests. I always receive comments, if I post something. Both from friends and from strangers too. Often from foreigners too. There are many good and active Facebook communities. Really active groups.
Facebook also pays. Not necessarily monetarily, but interactions. Post in the right group, and people will certainly care and write a comment. It is immediately visible from their comment that they actually care, and that they actually read the post.
On Hive? Sometimes people comment under a giveaway winner announcement post that they would like to participate in the giveaway. So sometimes even if they comment, it is obvious that they do not read even the title of the post, let alone the post itself.
Again, I am not whining, but this is one of the most disappointing things around Hive. Because it is completely obvious that people do not really care about the posts. And not only about mine posts, but posts in general.
Maybe it is indeed the best to go to Hive for money, and go to Facebook for interaction.
Well let me ask you, do you go and comment and engage in other people’s posts? This was a big factor with me. I wasn’t getting anything until I started interacting with others.
This is something that people do not ask on Facebook, yet they still interact with posts, which they are interested in. I comment under other people's posts, if I have something to say or ask. I do not force myself to comment under other people's posts (like many people do), and certainly not dozens of comments per day. I use the platform naturally. I have a life to live, and that is not on the internet.
Well if you think Facebook is best, then use it. If that’s where you feel more valued, then more power to you.
I don’t ask for comments on my posts unless I am posing a question to the community.
Do I agree the engagement needs to be better here on Hive, absolutely and is something that I do talk about with others, but I work at finding solutions instead of giving excuses. The short form Threads and Waves are helping with that, IMO.
We all have lives to live bud, you aren’t the only one. But there are those of us that make the effort to help build this community with what little time we do have.
Usually those, who have comments on Hive are either, who have a lot of Hive Power, or those, who force themselves to write comments all the time. They make effort, but it is visible that their comments are not natural, but forced. Effort is not good in this case.
A proper social network is working without effort. Naturally, genuinely. People focus on the content they like, and that brings the people together. Hive (and every other social network) should work this way. No one should have to force himself/herself to write comments.
Okay, so let's flip it, then...
Instead of complaints, which is all I see you doing here... Do you have any solutions?
I have always said that hiding the post reward amount from front ends would really help so that people aren't so focused on what post is getting the most rewards, etc.
But bringing ideas for solutions to the table vs just bitching about the issue is way more productive in my opinion.