The influential Hivean is a respectable dude and I didn't interpret the words as an insult. He called himself an influencer, but it was more of a joke. This was an experiment. A short post, resulting in higher than average views and engagement. Rather than complaining or pointing out this can exist on Hive as well, I just went ahead and did it while pointing out several others do as well and have done so for years. Perhaps #fast-fun is something others would be interested in trying but I'm not going to go around marketing that and being an "influencer." In general, people can do whatever they want and always could, on Hive.
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Well, I didn't mean anything terrible either, of course, I agree that people can do whatever they want on Hive, but it's obvious that microblogging platforms had to come in to prove that even short content can be interesting because the interaction then comes through comments and debating.
But I still think that "influencer" is a Web 2.0 term. In a decentralized Web 3.0 we shouldn't have these influencers, prophets, and advisors telling us how to behave. Well, as for who and by whom.
Going mainly in one direction can seem counterproductive on the surface. What it did was open the door and create demand for something like microblogging, which created opportunities.
I can agree with your thoughts about influencers. I don't see a border between Web 2.0 and Web 3.0 though. Can sense things are changing or moving forward. Putting a label on it doesn't define the movement. Us vs Them stops progress in a sense and causes people to focus on differences, for a moment, as things around them continue to move forward. Not one individual can be in control of that. An example is the evolution of Twitter/X. Musk gets all the credit/takes all the blame. Yet it takes millions embracing those changes on their own for it all to be possible.
I agree that the boundaries between 2.0 and 3.0 are still blurred and unclear, but as we evolve, or move into the mainstream, it will become clearer over time.
There is indeed no CEO, there is no structure, everything is decentralized and the individual is free but takes full responsibility for his actions, which also means blame and, of course, success. Otherwise, we shall see. I think that the big corporations will not like this and that it will be a threat to them. It will go very slowly.