hahaha, you ARE an obsessed cult victim!
I think you were great. Figurehead, promoter of crypto-utopia!
Im not around much these days, but I still think of the blockchains incredible power to spread wealth, especially to those in poorer economies who are in desperate need. Check out the guy I just reblogged (his name is muzito). He is trying to help the needy in his community, but Im not sure to what extent he understands the nature of blogging. People like him need to be championed by people like us who understand this environment, so that he can gain more followers and generate more money for his community.
How active is the charitable branch of HIVE these days?
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I think charities could be a bigger part of Hive. I'm not sure what the state of things is right now. Obviously we need a bit more proof that charity accounts are genuine. On the Tsu site they could provide their credentials to the company. Maybe we need witnesses or other trusted people to vouch for charity accounts.
I've been working with some Nigerians and others to help new people get started. I want everyone to have a chance to earn. We cannot afford for people to give up. There are efforts to ensure new accounts can get some delegation so they don't struggle due to lack of RCs. We also need people who will invest in Hive to give it more value.
There are some efforts going on to market the platform, but we don't have a single company to rely on now. It's up to the community.
I think we have to use our intuition to an extent and not lose faith when something we have supported turns out to be misleading. The opportunity to spread wealth directly to extremely poor communities is too good to miss...
The difficulty is that it requires a bit of training. Honest blogging can become proof in itself with enough photos, film clips, description etc, so that the community gets to know you and the good work you do. It could be possible to encourage community leaders to take on the role of blogging and wealth distribution as a primary job. But for that to become a reality, that person needs to be encouraged and rewarded and advised. Like you said in your interview, a few dollars means a lot in certain communities and its sublimely easy to dole out a few upvotes here.
I also feel like charity has lost a lot of impetus over the last decade or so, because people have lost a lot of trust in it. But maybe the idea of charity without a middle man would make sites like HIVE more attractive to wealthy 1st worlders than the idea of blogging themselves for a pittance.... Im just rolling on a thought train here, dont mind me!
You should do a post about this :)