Some important food for thought, to be sure.
Hive (and what thereof follows) is definitely not a business. However, I might call it a game, and I have long been fascinated by the gamification of the social web.
A long time ago, I was attracted to the old chain by the idea of the immutability of the blockchain, and the possibility of being able to finally leave some long term thoughts here as a more permanent record. Having been part of "social content that pays" since 1999, and having watched every single one crash and burn on the premise of money making as a primary objective... I have some skepticism of the business angle. Not suggesting that this can't — as a sideline — end up as a nice long term savings account, but that's a whole different kettle of fish from "a business."
"A business" means I'd set up shop here and sell something for Hive, as the transactional currency. And I actually still hope that could come to pass. Because I am also still a (naively, perhaps?) believer in the original premise of cryptocurrencies as... currencies, rather than the wen-Moon-where's-my-Lambo conventional Wall Street financial greed that seemed to usurp the whole concept somewhere along the way.
And yes, I still read both Taraz and Taskmaster. And I still have my MANNA (or whatever the latest incarnation is called) account...
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