The Beauty of Hive [In My Perspective]

5 months ago

When you have been here on the blockchain for a while, you may have explored, discovered, experienced, and learned things, or used various applications. But if you are new, let me share some of the wonderful stuff we have here on Hive.

Ecosystem & Communities

The Hive ecosystem has various social frontends or applications, not one but several (INLEO, Peakd, Hive Blog, Ecency, DBuzz, LikeTu, 3Speak, Waivio, Travel Feed and more) where you can access your account, create any form of content (text, videos, photography, etc), meet and interact with others, or perform transactions among other things. We can use any or all of them and no one would be bothered.

If you are not into content creation, there are the gaming, NFTs, DeFi, internal market, and sports apps. I'd say there is something for everyone. The good thing is that most of these applications are free to use, as long as you have a Hive account and Resource Credits.

There are various communities too and there is no limit on how many of them one can join, as long as we understand and abide by the rules. In some circumstances where we disregard them, we may be muted by other moderators, but no one can censor us or our content. We own our account and content and nobody can take them away (unless we lose our keys).

We can be sharing about travel today, food tomorrow, a life event the next, our gaming or trading results or whatever else, and we wouldn't have to worry about where to publish or post them because there's a place for everything.

Single Universal Account

All the apps on Hive's ecosystem can be accessed with a single Hive account. You don't need to create another for every onchain application you wish to explore and use. Your one account can be used to log in and transact across multiple apps.

Well, you have the freedom to create alt accounts if you are so inclined to do so. Just don't pretend to be a different person on each account because that would be a terrible thing to do.

Now, we can even connect our Hive account (plus a DeFi wallet) to trade or swap crypto assets in multiple chains (Hive, Ethereum, ThorChain, Arbitrum, etc) in a decentralized way through LeoDex.

Global Interactions & Network

One of the good things I also appreciate about Hive is that it is accessible in most places or countries. Hence, we get to engage and connect with like-minded people from around the globe. Building connections both locally and internationally is possible here.

We develop warm friendships in the process. For example, the Silver Gold Stackers Community whose members seem to know each other well. It's heartwarming to see how they uplift their fellow collectors. Some even gift others with silver or gold coins.

If you own a business or provide services, growing your connections can be very helpful, especially when you accept HIVE or HBD as one of your payment options. I observed this to be true in Sucre and other parts of Venezuela.

In addition, we (newbies or old members alike) can interact or socialize virtually with big accounts (whales) and builders. At least that's my observation and experience anyway. Are you wondering where to find some of them? Go to Threads.😉

Onchain and Real-Life Initiatives

There are various initiatives run by communities where anyone can participate, and learn in the process. Through such, we develop self-confidence, enhance our skills, and grow interpersonally.

Then there's the water boreholes in Ghana which was funded by the Decentralized Hive Fund (DHF). The projects have impacted (and are empowering) Ghana communities and people's lives, providing them access to clean water.

These and other programs that I might not be aware of are changing people's lives. Not to mention the ability to monetize our content and interactions helps many provide for their family or personal necessities.

Summing Up

These are just some of the good things about Hive from my perspective. And they could be highlighted especially when we introduce the chain to others. There are plenty more, of course, and I may share them (including the bad ones) on another day.

On a personal level, this blockchain allows me to express myself and my thoughts in ways that I could not do as an introvert in real life. This space keeps me growing. It makes me discover things, connect, and meet new friends. That is why I love Hive and consider it my digital home, my social media haven.

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