Wow man! There you go hitting your head on the nail again:) But seriously, some great observations...And, some much needed topics to address. I think that one of the goals of HIVE (and any other Blockchain platforms with a social media twist) should be to have a seamless transition...One, where the user posts/comments/upvotes based on their interests...But, doesn't primarily focus on a coin/speculation so much...And two, where all crypto based content is located within a specific section. One, maybe two on the trending page is fine...Crypto does have an audience...But, It's not bigger than everything else! (movies, sports, animation, fashion, performance art, etc...The thing that will make HIVE mainstream, is to showcase what other centralized platforms have been/are doing...Just adding the rewards/token mechanism underneath of it all. I'm NOT saying that HIVE should be centralized at all! (We already know how that movie ends, don't we?) lol...It's the appeal...I'm talking about the appeal of say a YouTube...IG...Facebook is more along the lines of what we need to see...Variety! “Variety is the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.” I think Mr. William Cowper said it right. The user should not even be so much aware of HIVE based content, as they should be painting a picture...Listening to a musician...Or cooking...Or, whatever you're into...Creativity First! Great post Bro...Even better awareness:)
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Of course the main trending page, naturally, should consist of a wide variety. Unfortunately that one I mentioned is doing what he's doing, plus a few others pounce on anything Hive or crypto related with upvotes, voting blind in some cases, chasing curation rewards in others.
I watched this happen on Steem. You were there as well. We already know where this leads and I find it shocking people would insist on making some of the same mistakes again. Downvoting the arts, entertainment, etc is taking that previous disaster to a whole new level though and I can't believe someone could be so careless, yet there it is.
Crypto deserves a share of the attention market, just like everyone else. Start forcing things on people and they begin to hate it. Common sense for fucks sakes, yet here we are.
Of course variety is important. If every channel on television had the same shows, would it have been as successful as it was for many decades? Of course not... yet here we are, watching someone fuck it up, because they have no clue what they're doing.
I agree that is not fair, or productive...And to be honest, when that happens, it discourages the creative minds...I'm definitely not thin skinned, but every man/woman has a breaking point...Yep, I definitely remember what it was like over on Steem! (I carry the scars in my name:) It almost makes a content creator think about just posting crypto related content...And I can be honest and say that I've even thought about just doing that as well just to get more eye balls...BUT, that's not the gifts that we were born with Brother...I really hope that HIVE has learned from the mistakes of the past...Hopefully so they will NOT repeat them!
Before Hive was even a thing, I wasn't too excited about forking away. One of the people who had supported me in the early days and just so happens to be involved in making Hive happen told me directly, "I hope we see you on Hive. You're one of the most creative people we have."
So I came here and started to have fun. Now that fun factor has been literally destroyed. If I do good, I'll be punished for it, just like anyone else like me. That's not being dramatic, that's exactly what happened.
No kidding. And I don't have a thin skin either. Before all this I'm pretty sure that individual was selling votes, contributing to making it impossible to grow organically. Now this. One thing after another. If they really want a shitcoin with no use case, they can bloody well have it.
A rather fitting song. Idiot would downvote Metallica though, because it's not a hive post. Why would we want to attract artists here? They only sell out stadiums...
Lol!!! :)