Doesn't have to be unique, i.e. something no one has commented yet, just whatever comes to mind at first or that you don't mind sharing.
Got some extra voting power today so figured I'd make a quick shitpost and see if there's some engagement that could occur.
Tell me one thing you like and one thing you don't like about hive, extra vote strength if you elaborate a bit on it!
Forfeiting post rewards on this post to zing.fund.
Well, from March 2024 until now I have nothing to complain about Hive. I know it sounds a bit ignorant, but I believe that "to get something you have to give something in return" and the fact that I now have a stable income thanks to Hive for sharing what I love (something that doesn't always happen anywhere else) is already a huge achievement.
Compared to colleagues and other users who started with me and are no longer with me, I've done very well. Of course, this is because I am committed to doing my best and improving my content whenever I can, accepting any advice or corrections. I'm not one to complain about everything, although I do it sometimes as a joke and alone (yes, I always talk to myself, I'm weird), but that's already a natural condition of mine. 🥴
Regarding the topic of rewards, communities, projects, the growth of each one and everything in general depends on each case and each vision and goal that each person has. Now that I want to grow and get better rewards I'm trying new things, researching projects I barely heard of a while ago, reading about new and not so new communities and giving you the opportunity to generate new income in Hive. The possibilities and tools are there, everything is there in the blockchain, you just have to know how to look for them. This is something I've always heard since I started, but now I'm understanding it better.
Now, what really bothers me or upsets me, not only because I complain but because it's partly my fault, is the fact that I can't delete an account on Hive. I mean, let me explain, before starting Hive I had created an account before around 2021 with my username that only I have and use everywhere (Nattosheru). But then as time went by I lost the access keys and I was never able to use that account again. I practically lost it, since without the keys I can't do anything and now that I've had this account for over a year I've lost hope of ever being able to access it or at least delete it. Let's just say that's my little torment at Hive. 🥴
I like the idea of really owning your content. 99% of users of social media, even influencers whose income depends on it seem to don´t care that anytime their data could be wiped out or they get demonetized or shadowbanned.
Apparently I don´t like the oligarchy with the top witnesses voting each other, the way how the DHF is used, the flagging for dubious reasons and the lack of professional marketing.
I like how there’s no age gap on Hive. Nobody reminds you that you are talking to someone older than your father or grandfather. There’s a synergy between the old and the young here and it’s amazing.
I don’t like the fact that a lot of people are scared on Hive. They are too scared to express how they feel without getting on anybody’s toes. They accept everything without a word, and it’s worse when you don’t have veterans who can fight for you.
I’ve been scared too but less scared currently. I try my best to stay out of trouble and sadly a lot of people are in the same category, walking on eggshells🙂
I love Hive a lot and I love the good people who stand up for people here, they don’t know but they inspire me to be a better Hivean every day.😃
Yeah, the whole eggshells thing shouldn't be how it is. People should definitely be careful with opinionated downvotes or at the same time not be too scared over downvotes, but at the same time there should be others willing to get in the way of badly used downvotes as well to protect when/if they're being used.
Honestly in the last few months I've only noticed one such case where a user was being downvoted based on their geolocation which was absurd and I believe was put a stop to it quickly.
There's a lot more cases where bad actors cry foul and are very loud when 99% of the time they've done something that warranted the downvotes but others are too protective/fearmonger about them leaving to accept that the downvotes were justified. They're quick to judge the downvoter even though they may have a near perfect track record in general just because the downvote happened and jump to defend the "victim". We need less of that in my opinion because being the downvoter out there to protect the pool is way more important than just ignoring it and not doing anything because it may harm your own returns.
Likes: I have control over myself as a content creator on Hive. Whether I post a photo, write a post, or just comment, I feel a real connection. It’s great to be the owner of my own account, my own keys, my own income.
Dislikes: It’s still a bit difficult for beginners. Key management, RC, HBD vs. HIVE, curation timing—it’s a bit daunting to learn all at once. Even changing reward settings requires a separate explanation. If there was a simpler and guided onboarding, many new users would have stuck with Hive.
Still, I haven’t found the opportunities Hive has given me anywhere else. So here I am, slowly moving forward. 💪
I hate that I have to wait 5 days between posts. I think something like 12 hours would still encourage quality posts, while allowing more real-time engagement.
"Thanks for your feedback! Honestly, the quality of the post is often more important than the number. I think it depends a lot on the user's own style. And yes, I've also seen many people post multiple times a day, maybe there was some misunderstanding."
I tend to post daily. In the past I used to post 2 or even 3 times a day. But I think that making 1 higher quality/ more effort post is better than 2 or 3 worse posts.
Why do you have to wait 5 days?
Not sure where you're getting this misinformation from, there's plenty of users posting more than twice per day.
The expectation of the Hive Platform is that the more you invest in HIVE, the more HP you get, and the more you can post. As a new user who has purchased no Crypto (other than some very old GRC), I had to wait 4 days between posts. I can comment and vote more frequently, but if I want to make my own opinions and voice heard, I have to either space out my posts, or pony up and increase the value of others' crypto by buying into HIVE. I understand that the goal of Hive is to pass the value of the platform back to it's users, so asking people to pay in makes sense. But it will be a huge barrier to entry for those who are used to established social media networks.
Thanks for clarifying this. Yes, this is not a mandatory rule of Hive, but if you have low HP, it may take a while for newbies to post due to lack of RC — many people have experienced this.
I hope your Hive experience will gradually improve.
I will delegate a bit of RC to you
Oh I see. That's super valid!
I can't write the comment I want to because I don't have enough Hive Power.
You just need RC to post and comment. Even if you don't have HP,
let me know your hive handle I will delegate RC, which will help you.. Delegated RC. I hope that will be helpful. and one more thing, you should read the posts from the post comments, which will be very beneficial for you. Theme: What are advice you give to the new user on hive ?. Let me know if you need any help/That is a barrier to entry, and a barrier to growth.
I feel quality content should be look more on
I agree that quality content deserves more attention. But for many new users, understanding what counts as "quality" on Hive can be a bit confusing at first. Maybe better guidance would help both sides—creators and curators.
I agree with you on the subject it part of my initiative goal so many new user found it furstrating to understand how it works thats how it works
Thanks! Yes, many new users feel the same. Hope your initiative makes things easier for everyone. 🙂
Yes it will thanks
Something I Like:
People like you @acidyo . It amazes me that there are decent people here who are smart and think outside the box and are not afraid to say what is on their mind regardless of how it may be perceived or only post to get tips sort of thing. It brings a humanness to all these random internet strangers.
And I am not just saying you for Brownie Points. It's more people to, just people here who don't just shill Hive, they are not afraid to call out BS or call out things they don't like (like this exact post actually)
Something I Dislike:
I wish there was more customization. And I know as a IT person myself, the more options and the more layers of complexity you add to a piece of software or website the more chances for things to break or for people to just be stupid or blind and have problems. But I really wish that PeakD would take their new Editor layout of clicking and dragging tiles around to the main website itself.
Like I wish PeakD could be a true RSS feed like the good old days like back before Google killed off their homegrown RSS Feeder website. It was so good. You could subscribe to various websites and get the latest posts but then also I want to be able to like have 3 columns of posts on my "Following Feed" page. Where 1 could be 'Snaps' and the other 2 are posts.
Here is a terrible markup of what I mean. Where Snaps are on the right hand column and middle and left are articles/posts etc etc.
I just wish there was more customization or even if it's like a pay 10 Hive to unlock 'advance' mode where you can then modify this stuff but use at your own risk and worst case scenario click a button to get out of advance mode.
Been reading through the comments here and one thing that I really dislike is the mentality of some people :
The good thing about Hive is that everyone starts on a level playing field ie zero. You build your own future and if you're a team player, you contribute to the community and create good content, your effort will be noticed. The opportunity is open to everyone.
One thing i like about hive is it's originality, as it's pure from spam, I know we post here we get rewards and it's called earning but I take it as a social media too when we engage with others and I never see copy paste material on hive just like we see on other social media like Facebook , insta, ticktock.... My eyes only see unique and original post which are free from AI.
One Thing I dislike about hive is transparency in wallet's, our assets are our personal thing and in some countries cryptocurrency is banned and government don't allow to use it and if someone caught due to having hive in Wallet, it might cause trouble for that user.
If you spend some time in created, you'll see a lot of spam, but thankfully, because discoverability tends to be poor, not a lot of people see it. :P
Declining awards is always an option for people in those jurisdictions - HIVE can give a voice to the oppressed.
Yes, if we see spam then decline rewards is for those spammers and it's the unique thing which I see on hive
I love hive because it's a people based community, which is totally opposite of web2 content. On hive, we get real connections through engagement and appreciation, which makes me happy that someone out there appreciates me. That's why I'm happy when those who use Ai generated content and comments are brought to book.
I've also gotten a better understanding of crypto through engaging in posts written by some people on Hive who were so kind to explain about a whole lot that I didn't understand.
What I don't like is the fear of getting into a logger head with a whale in the future. I've personally seen people who are battling down votes and the emotional toll it have on them. I just can't help but wonder, "What must have led to it?" And how long it's going to last.
Regardless, I'm still in love with Hive. It's a broad community giving everyone an abundance of opportunities to find their niche. Hive is just amazing.
Writing here, photographing, and then presenting here is therapy for me.
I "like" the freedom to create here.
Perhaps I'll write about it in more detail in the future.
I cannot say much about "Dislike" as I am still learning and need to become familiar with much, and I am not placing any pressure on myself. Perhaps I will discover something later on.🙃✌️
Hi @acidyo I like a lot of things about Hive, but I think we need to talk about what we don't like so we can improve.
I don't like the fact that we communities and projects don't have a clear way to receive support from Hive's blockchain governance.
There are many projects and many ideas to project Hive to the public and seek its adoption and massification. On several occasions from my project @celf.magazine I have sought support for the realization of free public cultural activities in my city, where Hive could be the official sponsor to make it known, and it has been extremely difficult to get the slightest support.
I believe that Hive communities must leave the web and affect the physical reality, so that there is a real integration, and people can understand and join this project. But for that we need to create clear forms of support for these initiatives.
Secondly, but I think equally important. In Hive a project like Utopian.io was missing in Steem; which put in contact people with ideas and projects that would strengthen the platform, with developers, designers, creatives, and other people interested in helping, who participated in tasks related to their areas of expertise to help develop these projects, and were rewarded with very good votes. In this way, the whole community created and developed permanent contributions that made the blockchain grow. In hive there is nothing similar, which is a pity, because there are many talented people who want to contribute, and there is no organized space for that.
Being able to earn by creating content without a barrier to entry - like YouTube with its 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 watch hours. It's a great platform, but something I dislike is the way content almost becomes dead after a few days, as it gets buried.
I wish there was an algorithm to push content to each user based on what they typically read and spend time on. I know we can go to communities or creators we like and search for content there, but it can be a slog sometimes to find something in your feed.
Every other social media platform places content in front of users that they will/ should like while also giving the user the option to ignore their home page and go on the search for something different. Most of us are amature content creators, but there are some great pieces of work out there that get ignored, while plenty of lower standard content gets insane up votes, which then promotes that piece to the wider community in the hot/ trending tabs.
Also, everyone is told to comment in order to get attention when they join, but what I've noticed is a lot of people commenting vague stuff on people's content and then not replying or conversing further, so it's basically fake engagement in general in the hopes of getting noticed.
If people were presented with the stuff they enjoy reading, then it would promote genuine engagement, which would, in turn, form genuine connections and encourage creators to continue creating for more than just a payout which is what this place needs more than anything. It's a knock-on effect, though it has to start with an algorithm.
Hive, in a way, to me, is a rebel social media platform that defies censorship and promotes true ownership, but we are missing some basic components to make us as good as the big boys. Without some of these basics, we're weak, and it makes it hard to attract and retain new users, which arguably is what we really need.
Hive has the same problem. Content isn't evergreen. After seven days, no one cares, and discovery of older content is really poor. I struggle to find my own posts using search on any of the platforms, when using phrases and sentences that I remember having included, or vaguely searching for the title.
I think the underling issue is that the Internet is now a timeline, not a library. Libraries constantly have people going back to look at the archive of a library, while for HIVE, people are only looking at the new content.
I can't remember the last time I had a comment on an older post.
I also thoroughly agree with you on genuine engagement. So many people pop in to try and farm a random upvote on their comment, without adding anything substantive to the discussion - if there's even a discussion going on.
Perhaps it isn't the dead Internet theory, and maybe that's just truly the level of interest that people have in each other.
In theory. And in practice already after 2 days nobody cares anymore because of the decreasing curation rewards over time - which favours automated voting compared to slower manual curation.
True. Therefore in my case I pinned an overview about all my posts on top of my blog, but yes, it should be easier!
I personally write mainly for myself (using HIVE as a storage for my experiences, memories, ideas and thoughts), not for others (if some readers like to interact with my content it's fine though). So for me my posts on HIVE are "evergreen" in a way that they are saved permanently undeletable on a blockchain but not in the sense of rewarding me financially for a long time.
Decreasing curation rewards won't harm my enjoyment of a piece of writing - if I really do enjoy it, I enjoy it, I shouldn't need a reward to enjoy content, the content itself should suffice as the enjoyment.
If we have established that content creators create not to extract value (but some do) - and automated voting is an issue - then perhaps a downvote on some content may be justified as not the content being bad, but the other curators being bad? :) Its a complex place. And a thought experiment I haven't had before.
Regarding the notion of archive: It is deletable, if all the nodes vanish - but the block log is stored in many different places. But it isn't stored in all places. Decentralisation for it could be better, a lot of the nodes are concentrated within Privex infrastructure.
I write for me as well, but as part of my growth as a writer, a photographer, and a human being, I cannot help but be influenced by the information I discover, I read, and the conversation that I have with others. It broadens my horizon.
Sure, might be in your case, but that doesn't change the fact that interaction in posts decreases rapidly two days after publication because a big majority of potential curators simply doesn't care anymore then.
I also noticed that for example a post that haven't been hit by a trail within the first two days won't be discovered anymore during the days 3 to 7.
I personally don't care about when I upvote a post but the majority does.
But fact is also that (unfortunately!?) nearly all curators and a big majority of authors care about their rewards. Let's face it that for many HIVE users the expectation to earn some money is the main reason for being here (and I actually think it is a valid reason among others).
Not only then. Also when the latest in roughly 1 billion years if the Sun will make life on Earth unbearable, long before it turns into a red giant and potentially destroys Earth entirely, the probability is rather high that then also my content will get lost forever. ;-)
I read about that in a book in primary school. I still remember standing in the library, holding that book. It has only recently been a notion of mine that this, too, will happen to all the stars in the Universe, so there's no escape from loss and decay as we know it.
But, if we still get enjoyment from something, we should enjoy it even more knowing that it too, will one day be gone.
Perhaps we need a sorter on a front end, that works similar to ebay's "ending soonest" so people can nuke "unused" voting power on posts they would have otherwise missed, or to discover content that would perhaps have gone overlooked due to the time it was posted, or other factors.
I know there's not as much reward for a curator there, but perhaps it may see someone go, "well, that incentives me to do even better on my next one!"
(And conversely, people could also use to adjust rewards down prior to payout)
Yeah actually, speaking of the search function, it's basically none existent, for example if you go and seach someone's account name, the first thing you come across - on Ecency anyway - is someone else's post who might have tagged the user you're looking for. It's a bit backward. As for finding particular articles, forget it.
Also, yeah, there is no reason that posts should just die. After about 3 days, it's dead. That's where a good algorithm could help, because I know for a fact that there are some great pieces of work on here from years ago that deserves a read, even if it can't earn anything from an upvote.
I'd love to just be consistently presented with what I enjoy reading, even if the content is years old. On no other site online, does the user have to work to find something to watch or read.
PeakD collections are pretty good if you're interested in an author's style or development.
IF, and obviously, only IF they use that feature
I maintain a few for my various "categories" of content, eg, I have one for my photography, one for my game reviews, and I should probably have one for the books I've read each year, as well, come to think of it...
Its on the user to maintain them, but I use that as sort of a "Self index" these days to find my own content when I want to cross reference or provide more context to a new post that references stuff I've done in the past.
Oh, that's pretty sick, I should take advantage of that feature. I've written so many short stories that I'd love to compile, as well as general world building notes.
I mainly use Ecency, which has some good features, but I should really spend some more time on PeakD.
The content I write bounces around a bit, I'd say 30% short stories/ longer multi-part novellas, 30% world building notes, 20% film and game reviews, and 20% general life blogs. But, there are other offshoot things I write.
It's a good idea to have a self index. I know keeping my work organized would help with world building stuff, especially if I'm looking for a bit of inspiration for a story.
Awesome! Glad to have introduced you to a new feature. As for me, I've never used Ecency, I always thought of it as a more mobile-first interface from the early days, but I could be wrong - and I'm happy to be wrong! What is your favourite feature of the platform?
I will give you a follow, as I've been starting to write a bit more fiction. I have the illusion that I will be able to crack out an anthology of speculative fiction by the end of the year. Looking at the calendar, I have ... uh, 5 months? And I have about .... 12 story ideas, two half written. So.. I guess, its possible, if I write two a month?
That's another collection I should probably stand up... lol
Too many ideas, not enough hours in the second.
There is nothing better than a good challenge! 5 months is plenty of time, but it's a marathon, not a sprint, so take your time with it. Sometimes, inspiration can strike well after a story is "finished." There have been plenty of times where weeks or months afterward I've read something, only to re-write the bulk of it and create something that I'm really happy with, so bare that in mind.
I've written a lot on here, all based in a sci-fi universe, and while I enjoy longer form stories, I really love my anthology collection of shorts. There is way more freedom to get boots on the ground and explore, which can result in some really cool places and people, even histories.
My favorite feature of Ecency is the mobile app, I use it so much for reading and sometimes even for writing. I think it's well put together, but the main reason I use it - I think - is the fact that it was the first one I found when I signed up haha
I like how there’s no location distinction on the post you see and the people that can see yours too unlike on web 2 platforms. It’s nice because you can learn about different cultures and places, it genuinely makes me happy.
What I dislike is how hard it is to get RC as a newbie.
Although I admit maybe there’s a lot I need to learn but how am I supposed to stand if I can’t get RC to make post and do basic things like commenting on a post i like.
I love it here and I spend most of my time on here since I joined. So far everything’s understandable, I read FAQs and anything I can get my hands on to understand and do better.
Seems like it is a full-time job to get any traction on this platform--or it takes a massive investment of money. But I guess that is the barrier to entry. Hope I can figure it all out eventually! What is your best tip for getting more followers and upvotes. I assume the answer is "hard work," and that's o.k.
yes, socialize, build connections with likeminded users who share similar interests in the content you produce/engage about. I do notice you haven't commented much at a quick glance on your blog, you're also not posting in any communities but just using tags instead which many have moved away from so you're harder to find that way other than from people following you seeing you on their feeds.
ps, you didn't mention something you do like about hive :P
I love all the content for sure!
What I like most about HIVE is the philanthropic side, the possibility of helping each other. As is well documented in the film “Water Direct” by @mynewlife. For me, that's the essence, being rewarded for helping others. If you look at it, that's the purpose of decentralized networks.
The dark side is the lack of a visual identity that dignifies the potential of the HIVE ecosystem. There is no assertive, homogeneous marketing plan. I understand that we're in a decentralized network, there are no owners or CEOs, but more care should be taken with HIVE's image to the outside world.
One thing I dislike is not applying common community 'rules' or expectations to the core chain or even at the front end level.
Specifically in this case around self voting. To simply improve new user experiences and avoid them getting moaned at about it, just don't allow votes to posts made by the voting account.
A lot tend to argue that this doesn't stop self voting abuse which I always argue that isn't the issue I'm trying to fix. I'm simply trying to make new users less prone to falling into pitfalls like self voting posts and what not by simply making it not possible to do without doing work arounds.
Abusers will abuse regardless, but the innocent that don't know better at least won't have to go through the crap of being moaned at then questioning why it's a bad thing when the chain allows it. It's really an off putting experience for a lot of people.
Something I like, Errm... Hard to choose really. I like Hive in general.
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I have more reasons why I like Hive and fewer reasons why I don't. I love Hive because I get rewarded for doing things I enjoy. I love it because not only can I create content on a specific topic, but I can also draw, play games, show photos of my trips, my clothes, my family and friends—it's very broad. I love it because, thanks to the rewards I receive, I can buy things I like. I can take care of my hair, buy makeup, and shoes. I love it because no one makes fun of me or criticizes me; they just give me advice and good opinions.
The bad thing about Hive is that at first, it's very difficult to learn a lot of things, and I still find it difficult to learn about reward pools. I still don't understand inflation, liquidity pools, nodes, and block transactions. I listen to it, I read the information, but I still don't understand it. I don't even know what APR is. It's a lot of information that I'd like to understand. There's a lot of information I don't understand, and that, for me, would be the bad thing.
But little by little I'm learning, and that's the good thing—learning new things. There are more good things about Hive, and that's what I like.
Like: Fee-free transaction. We can play with tokens without the fear of fees!
Dislike: Loosing some faces over time due to DV Battles! And, not having HIVE as a payment option in different payment gateways (e.g. https://www.coinpayments.net/)
There are so many things I like about Hive, so it's hard to narrow it down, but here goes.
Like: The diversity of users. I talk to people all over the world every day.
Dislike: I dislike the snobbishness of some users. So what if others need to take funds out to pay for essentials. Hive is making their lives better and they may still create cool content.
Agree fully with the dislike but there's also the factor that they may not tell the truth about it
People are often dishonest, but it can be hard to tell for sure. There can be some biases in the community and some feuds going on that don't help matters. I've seen so much drama on Hive over the years, but I try to avoid getting involved.
I like that Hive is a place that offers you the opportunity to write and earn, it's a place where you don't need to have thousands of followers before you earn from it. It's a place for growth, a place you get to learn a lot about other people and their culture. It gets to connect you to wonderful people.
I like that Hive has helped me build my writing skills, am far better than the way I started
What I don't like is the fact some people (myself inclusive) are scared to ask some kind of questions because you don't know whose toes you might be stepping on.
I don't like how it's hard for new people that don't know any big person here on Hive to grow on Hive, even with how consistent they are.
But in all I love Hive because of how interesting it is
I think most people are here to earn, not really to connect. Money can get things moving, but when people feel undervalued, it can hurt everything in the long run. Sometimes I think people automatically link curation to how our content or even we ourselves are valued. Maybe I’m wrong. I get that we’re online and it’s hard to trust when you don’t really know anyone, but I think putting in a little faith doesn’t hurt. It helps people feel seen and appreciated. And when people feel valued, they stick around longer. Then we earn, have fun, and build a happy, connected community. But maybe that’s just me. I tend to follow my heart more than my brain. Honestly, I’ve been scammed online a few times because I’m a little gullible and I naturally like people, lol. So I also understand why some are distant and wary online. But I’ve learned to steer away from that now because I know myself better.
What I like most is creating content and expressing myself, and I use it as my portfolio too. But I think we all need to express ourselves better and appreciate each other more, and build a good team.
This all rings true - and to a certain extent, the whole notion of who (and what) your surround yourself with as part of your "creative diet" influences both how you feel about yourself, and the quality of your output as a creator.
I feel like the "Creative diet" of a lot of people on HIVE is not very sophisticated, because a lot of the creators on hive are not very sophisticated. People tend to settle instead of strive for higher quality with each subsequent post.
I've been having more reasons to love Hive the more I explore it's opportunities in my four years of being here. But over those years, one thing I've always love about Hive is the consistency and discipline spirit it has helped me built. To attain goals, to keep friends, to build my profile, Hive is helping me build my offline life better.
I'll say I don't like how difficult it has become for newbies to come in and find footing on the blockchain, it wasn't like that for me when I joined in but maybe I really am a fast learner or just love everything Hive had to offer then. I struggle so much to onboard newbies now, I wish it were a bit easier as I really enjoy telling people about Hive.
I think @holozr says most of my complaints, though I haven't even thought about being a witness. I think it's not as decentralised as we would all like it to be - in fact, it's like the real world, where there's a few with a lot of HIVE that essentially control everything, particularly what we read. Posts with huge upvotes get read. They get attention paid to them. Everyone's always keen to be a sycophant - they bow down to those with percieved power. But I'm not that keen on dissing people on HIVE as on the contrary, there's a lot of good people with fat wallets doing their best to make HIVE a good place, even if not everyone agrees with them.
I don't mind the autovoters, probably because I have benefitted from them, but it'd be better without them and the auto down voters too! Automation takes the humanness out of this platform. I like that my autovotes automatically upvote people I like and believe write good content - I can't always be on line to catch their posts when they come out. But if I don't like people who blindly auto down vote I can't appreciate auot upvoting either, especially in the name of encouraging good content and engagement.
I do think engagement has improved, mainly as we've all worked really hard toward setting a standard or an example for others. Initiatives like @topcomment and @commentrewarder are awesome and I don't mind sacrificing a percentage of my earnings to support anything that encourages engagment.
AI, well that's a lot of fuckery. I can't say I don't like that about HIVE because we see it in the 'real' world as well and it's not a problem unique to HIVE. AI comments and posts - grrr, but I guess it's no worse than plagiarism and we always fought against that here as well. Again it's about setting a standard for behaviour here that the community is responsible for policing.
To be honest I probably get more readership and human interaction here than any other social media. Blogging seems dead and social media is all about algorithms. WE've lasted and got better and that's pretty cool.
Oh god yes another one is spam comments - I think I've spoken to you about this before. Those comments that say 'I upvoted your post!' and their vote is like 0.0000000. Um, stop it? I don't mind the ones that are alerting me to a campaign or a new witness or whatever but the copy and paste shite is annoying.
I'm going to end with the risk of sounding sugary and trite but honestly I can't imagine my life without the friends I made here - the inspiration has been worth it alone. I think it's pretty cool that I'm still connecting with people here that I met seven years ago. Yes, it's gutting that people have disappeared, but there's many who have stayed and there's new ones we should be supporting and encouraging to stay by jumping onto their content and interacting with them.
I"m not even sure that answers your question :P
+People on Hive seem to like my art and let's plays way more than people on facebook or youtube. I have given up on posting on youtube because my videos were basically not getting any response(likes, comments or follows). On facebook people mocked my art a few times and my facebook posts rarely get any comments. But on Hive it doesn't matter if I post my manga, regular art or let's plays- some people like it and comment nice things about my content.
-There are not enough real users here. At this point I would expect Hive to have at least 25-50 k active hivians. I have been in Hive since 2017 december. I took breaks from Hive at times but I always returned. To this day I find the fact that I can earn from home and by doing what I love really
awesomemagical. So I am surprised, disappointed and sad that more people don't see Hive the same way as I do...Even my facebook ,,friends'' either see crypto as a scam or think that rewards here are not worth their effort. For me such response seems like either stupidity or greed. Like I said people can earn on Hive by doing what they want to do anyway. But instead they spend their time sitting in facebook, instagram and other platforms that don't reward them in any way. This is just something I can't understand. I feel that Hive is a marvelous , incredible place and I wish that more people would see that.I agree with you in a sense regarding other online spaces. Why spend time on instagram or reddit when there is no real reward for watching, reading, or creating content?
In theory Hive is much better because there are rewards and a very positive community, but the reason that people spend time elsewhere is this, if I open up reels on Instagram I'll instantly see something funny, or interesting. If I open my home page on Hive, I might see something good straight away, or - what mostly happens - I have to dig and search for some entertainment.
We need to be able to check certain tags on here that we like so we can be shown exactly what we want to see. Put the right content in front of the right user. It'll help creators and curators alike, and in turn, it'll help grow genuine engagement across Hive.
yes you are right. At times finding the right content takes a bit of effort.
Hello!
Just yesterday I was talking to friends about everything I like about #Hive, and it's possible that the excitement I felt will allow them to join us in this wonderful world, which will make us very happy.
Although I'm still discovering Hive, so far there are few things I don't like about this magnificent platform. If I had to ask for something to improve, it would be for more interfaces to have applications and not just be accessible through the web. I also wish there was some kind of search engine; maybe it exists, but I don't know about it.
What do I like about Hive? Well, I love the collaborative spirit that exists, which isn't found in the traditional web2 social networks I used to know. I like the diversity of options that allow one to grow in knowledge and enjoy it.
I hope to continue discovering much more while continuing to enjoy the process.
Hugs to everyone!
What I've particularly noticed in the last few days is the diversity of communities on Hive. There's a community for almost every topic, so you can always find a topic to write about that covers your interests.
What I don't like so much is that blogs by people with big names automatically get high upvotes, even if the blog isn't particularly well-written. Take this blog, for example. I wouldn't call it particularly high-quality, yet it still has a high vote value. No offense, I really appreciate you and what you do for Hive, but this is just an example that just came to my mind. 😂
I like the fact that it's not a toxic social, ok there is some drama sometimes, but compare it to Facebook, everyone just flame each other, makes stupid comments and such, here most of the comments are engaging and meaningful
I don't like the fact that small users are afraid to go against big users, like expressing opposite opinion, afraid for the retaliation in downvotes, so it's a sort of hidden/unspoken censorship
Ok, spontaneously one positive and one negative aspect:
Plus: can save my experiences, ideas, thoughts, permanently on a blockchain without anybody being able to remove my content.
Minus: too much automated ("blind") voting (following of trails / autovotes of mutual supporters) without reading the rewarded posts. Fast automated upvoting is (financially) beneficial compared to slow manual searching, reading, and evaluating, because curation rewards diminish over time!
What I like most about Hive is that when I post here, I feel like I'm writing "in my own place" — no one is censoring or blocking me.
And what I don't like is that even the good content from newbies sometimes gets completely suppressed. It's not easy to see. It's a bit annoying.
One thing I like the hive platform is that it is just more than a blogging platform where so many benefits and opportunities is surrounded by it that doesn't also require you making contents alone which is awesome and different from other social media platforms.
The likes of playing awesome games here as well is amazing which has it own role of benefits to achieve. Also we can see that impact hive is contributing in the lives of people in Ghana by giving them good and clean water in most of the areas. There are so many things to mention but in all hive is a blessing and it is here to stay.
I don't know if I would say I dislike something about the platform but my own concern is why the platform haven't been well known around the world which I believe is a gradual process but we are getting there.
In Hive I like HBD and the interest rate. I don't like the price of HIVE at the moment.
I like the potential that HIVE has, but I dislike the potential it has to be abused.
Honestly, having the number of Hive$ you've earned displayed next to every post on every frontend gives the impression that the platform is only there to monetize and leaves interactions in the background. I think there should be a selection at the start where you can customize whether or not to see them.
I think the basic idea behind Hive is good. At least, the idea that I see behind it.
Namely, that you can post whatever you want and receive a reward for it (i.e., earn money). This is also used to advertise that Hive is better than other social media platforms because you actually get something in return here.
And that's what bothers me, that there are some who take this basic idea to the extreme by punishing people who cash out what they've earned.
Hive is so much better and yet has a fraction of the users of other SMs. The amount of content published on Hive in a day probably happens on the others in a minute...
And unfortunately, there are a few whales who do everything they can to prevent it from growing, or rather to reduce it, at least that's how I've perceived it lately.
Is this because some of these people would be afraid of the fact that their content wouldn't stand up against the masses of arguably higher quality content being published on other platforms, where people literally get nothing for it?
Not wanting to dilute their own earnings in a weird sense of self-preservation?
Likes?
Slow life version of social media, quality of content and contacts with ohers. Feeling of independence and ownership mindset, getting free from digital feudalism present on Web 2.0 Piercing of my bubbles and getting to know people I would probably never meet out of Hive
Don't likes. Politics and some situations where creating the right perception is more important than right reality - let's say inner marketing from parts of community. Ahh and I just wish for network effect to be stronger and learning curve less steep for new users :)
I like that it's the most well formed Web3 ecosystem out there and that we have true ownership of our accounts. It's an entire economy.
I don't like the fact that the community fractured up into a dozen pieces which has weakened everyone's position in the cryptoshere. It doesn't generate additional revenue so there really isn't even 1 content creator on here that makes sizeable income without having bought their influence pretty heavily. Nothing is very edgy here because as mentioned before people feel like they are walking on eggshells so it is a safer bet to create a content mill of just posting nature photos or pet photos. Nothing wrong with that but I feel like they are doing it more because it's a safe bet.
Also it has never really been marketed on a large scale.
The DOA isn't really utilized much. It seems like a lot of those in control would rather just ride out a small drip each month vs really sprinting forward as the alt market goes parabolic.
I don't think this is true, many in the top author list do quite well and I know many of them have just grinded it out without any prior investment.
You may be right but I can't think of any besides possibly the guys in the Philippines. All the North American based guys that I can think of stopped posting or tried to post enough to where they started getting flagged and ended up sort of going heavier on Blurt or Steem.
You do realize that most of the people that end up getting downvoted have done something to justify it, right?
If they were innocent people would have a field day shitting on hivewatchers and trying to defund them, which I'm sure many are on the edge of the seat waiting to do so already as many dislike some if not all of their ways.
It's all relative and an experiment in governance.
I personally have brought people here that had followings on other platforms and they got downvoted on their first post.
As far as people that had been around for awhile and if I felt like they were essentially spamming. Yeah, I would say there have been people who were crossing that imaginary threshold in my mind. In someone else's mind I might be spamming or people who left previously were spamming. If I remember correctly Hiedi Travels from Crypto Tips sort of got flagged off this platform a few years ago.
It's sort of happened enough to be a conversation.
For me, it's simple, I'm not one with too many words. It is my free will to post my experience without being worried about getting censored. I remember telling someone that gaming is my therapy and writing about it is what makes me excited. It's lovely that there are lots of other gamers who are probably older and one doesn't have to worry about the stereotypical statement that gaming is for only kids. I talk a lot about games and now that I get rewarded for writing about my gaming experience it's even a bonus to me because I still talk about gaming either ways.
As for what I don't like about Hive is the downvotes, I thought downvotes were for people who use AI, plagiarize, or disobey the community's rules, but I've come across some posts that didn't do any of this, yet they still get downvoted For instance this post from @acidyo
I am learning so I guess I am yet to understand why.
I luv the social side of hive. As a disabled guy, I don't get out very much. (but even when I do, I am an introvert most times, so like to live out my social side here.. online) and one thing I don't like is the downvoting.. often NOT explained.. although there is something to doing some research or thinking on it and learning a lesson. 😉😎🤙
I like the fact that hive gives transparency and freedom of speech. Contents are published every single minutes and that’s enough for a community growth. There’s nothing to hide on hive. Despite the fact that you are free but with discipline.
What I dislike is the fact that hive the community based system at times scares newbies away and sometimes oldies too. Especially those who are yet to adjust to the system. Though there are some that came in with intent of milking the system. Good they are sent. But we can’t deny the fact that some potential writers are also scared away along the line.
Maybe that’s why hive is yet to attain its universal recognition yet. It might be for the best of hive or the odds might be against hive.
I like how easy it is to start posting on HIVE, how open the platform is, and that no matter what you want to share, you'll always have an audience.
I don't like that it feels a bit closed off; newcomers often feel like they're late to the game. I also don't like that if you don't build a community, it's difficult to grow. In other words, I feel like you need a "magical godfather" to have any relevance on HIVE, and I don't like that. It's not that it's true, it just feels that way.
It's not going up. HIVE is pretty much where it was 5 years ago, sure you get some more from inflation, blogging, curating, which is low paid work. However 1 HIVE is still worth a quarter or $0.25. BTC is up 12x, ETH is up 18x, BNB up 33x, XRP up 8x, other stuff which isn't a fair comparison are up even more but Hive is not up at all. If you go back to 2017/2018 when most of us got into Steem, it's down. If someone put $10,000 into BTC or ETH, in 2016 they would have a couple million dollars, if they put that into Steem/HIVE they would be lucky to have broken even.
Can't argue with that either.
What do I like about Hive? A lot of things, to be honest. For example, you can upload a wide variety of content and add value to the ecosystem. Plus, you don't need a lot of followers, like on Web 2, to get interactions, growth, and, of course, incentives.
What don't I like? I would rephrase that question and say, “How can we improve?” I would like to see a more equitable, more horizontal distribution, where the constant work of creators and curators is valued and prioritized. Because I understand that Hive is much more than just a few names. I understand that we are all partners and owners and that we all play a role in the ecosystem, no matter how small.
Thank you for creating these spaces. I didn't know about this community and I find it very interesting.
Best regards.
I like that HIVE can foster real community networking and inspire long-distance friendships to grow.
I dislike that the system heavily favours whales and that few whales do much to help new users or support mid-ranged users. As in life, I feel like a strong 'middle-class' on HIVE would benefit us but we don't do much to foster that growth.
but the system itself is designed for the value to be distributed more evenly through author rewards. It's just curation rewards where the whales get their fair share based on their investments.
For me hive is very good platform. It gives me a chance for showing her talent like art and craft. From the hive earnings I also help my family too. So I like it very much 😊. And I think everyone is doing a part time job here that is very good. Living in home for me it's good platform for earnings. One thing that I dislike to bound for showing face in some communities.
I really like having a place to post updates in my life and all the insightful comments.
I dislike the leeches, but glad to have down votes and the KE ratio for that when I need it.
My two main hobbies, playing games and blogging can be done on Hive and earn rewards for it. I wish that I can attract more support for my posts though. It takes me a bit of time to write, reread and edit so upvotes are really appreciated. 😀
Hi friend,
Hive and its good points
I'm my own boss, I can decide when and where to write
I can choose my favorite community
I can save my photos and memories here
Instead of using Facebook, I upload my photos here and maybe I'll get rewarded for it
I've learned new things, investing, generating tokens and profits by investing the same profits I make here with my posts
It's fabulous that Hive gives you so much
BAD
So far, nothing's bad. Or maybe it's because I haven't been here that long; I only have free time to log in. That would be the bad thing, but it's not Hive's fault; it's my job, which takes up a lot of my time.
Grateful for the opportunity to express myself, thank you
Hi acidyo, our HIVE CN COMMUNITY have onboarded users since last year from 23th December, and still around 34+ users active and posting from liketu frontend, it seems there is no way that we can get some support from HIVE. I have checked valueplan post recently, and we run a quite different way, so in which way can we get some fund or HP for the onboardings, thank you for your time!
Hi, it's a bit late here to get into details but don't you have a lot of HP backing your community such ad sweetsssj, abit and ofly? Would you need more rewards for onboarding work?
We could discuss more about ocd's onboarding program tomorrow as it requires a lot of trust that the onboarders guide and take good care of teaching new users how to use hive properly so it wouldn't misuse our voting power.
Hi Acidyo, thank you for your reply, our community really did our best to support new users and rewards for myself don't mean much, my intention is to invite more new users and then we need some funds to make it work.
I have systematic train method for them and make them get to know the community rules and to make contributions to HIVE is better. I hope to get more young users as they are the future of HIVE. All the possible funding will be used to develop them.
By the way, the users are fond of LIKETU platform, it is good to share pictures and words posting from there, hope it can also have a good development. So that our new users can enjoy HIVE more.
Thank you for your time!
Greetings, young man, I hope your flu is better and you can do your things now. What I like most about Hive is that I can upload photos of my cats, my flowers, my walks, and for that I get paid. Not much, but it helps me buy food for my cat. Now I have another mouth to feed: a dog I got on the street, who was abandoned. I'll have to write more often to be able to buy their food, even though I receive a pension and I also buy them from there. Hive is very good to me; people like my pets, and they give me really nice comments on my posts.
What I don't like is that it's so difficult to write a post. Sometimes I make mistakes, but that's my fault. When you're older, it's hard to understand so much technology.
I hope you liked my comment. Good night, and take care of yourself. Apparently, Covid is catching up again.