No Heroes Coming: It’s On Us to Grow Hive

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I've been thinking since yesterday about how to write this post. In a way, I don't want to sound preachy, but it seems almost inevitable that I will.

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It should be common knowledge by now, if you are a hivean to the core, that we ought to move away from just being a blogging platform. Again, I love blogs. I read them and write them every day. But we can't stick with a nine-year-old idea, thinking this is the way forward. Things evolve, and our thinking needs to evolve too.

To me, the answer is obvious. We need to be a highway for commerce, the preferred token for the exchange of value. If we don't make this transition, then I don't really know what the future will hold for Hive. I say this not because it will cease to be of value, but because we are basically allowing another token to fill the void.

We can, Hive that is, as of right now, completely overtake all commerce. We can do this because of our amazing stable token and our ability to transact not only fast, faster than Bitcoin Lightning, but also without fees. Not a single satoshi gets left behind. This frictionless system is, as far as I know, unique in our ecosystem, excluding of course the legacy chain, and we seem to not fully grasp it.

I say we don't fully grasp it because there are still people who see efforts like @distriator and think to themselves, "That's cool, hope they do good with that." Yes, their good wishes are nice, but they seem to not be aware of the fact that they too can get their hands a little dirty here.

Let's break it down, just to make it easier, to make it land. Hopefully, by the end of our heart-to-heart, you'll find yourself nodding in agreement.

This is also about you

It would seem like the efforts from the Spend HBD community have little to do with most of the world. After all, most people don't have a store around the corner where they can buy things with HBD. I get that. But if you find yourself watching from a distance, I submit to you, you haven't understood what's happening.

The attempt here is to change minds. Literally. What you are witnessing with people sharing pictures of their sometimes quite interesting purchases has more to do with how we are teaching people to perceive value than the actual act of teaching them about Hive. Yes, a blog is being made, a picture is being shared, a proof of purchase is being logged. But the shift, the mental shift, the thing under the hood we can't truly see, that is the win we are aiming for.

I should point out that although I'm talking about @distriator and Spend HBD, this doesn't exclusively apply to them. Anyone is welcome to build a system, a better system, or even a system that works towards the same goals, one that works in parallel. The point is that we all should think about how we can help mold the thinking of people.

If we are able to build HBD hubs around the world, solid HBD hubs, places where using cash seems rather dumb or stupid, then all of us benefit from such a shift in culture. A demand for HBD, for the daily use of HBD, is without a doubt buying pressure for Hive.

You don't feel like onboarding?

Well maybe such a thing is not for you. Maybe cold approaching, as I'm calling it for now, feels a little too cringe for your taste. That's fine. But it doesn't mean you can't be a guide to the new people who join. Teach them best behaviors, maybe show them how to make some extra tokens with Hive Echo, etc.

You can, of course, spend every day making blogs and writing to your audience. You are entitled to do as you wish. But in my view, if you are not helping this place grow, you are not helping yourself either. Take that as you will.

You don't have time?

Maybe you have a very busy life, and I can respect that. But you can trail the efforts of people who are working towards our goals. You can curate people purchasing with Distriator, for example. You can contribute with a click. Isn't that something?

Some people don't know this, but I think it warrants more attention. Distriator is not making money. It's not like the cabal of whales behind Distriator are rubbing their hands together with all the money they are making. It's actually the exact opposite. They are investing from their own pockets, towards shifting the way we see Hive, the way we use Hive. Because they realize and believe that we need to move from our old ways.

So this is a call to action, again?

Yes it is. If you are here still, so many years later, I'm going to assume that is because you want this place to thrive, not just survive.

Find whatever it is that you can do, and do that. If all you can do is help curate SpendHBD posts, guess what? That is already a lot more than most people do on this platform. You can even trail any of the accounts who are voting on those posts, put the whole thing in autopilot. This will make sure Distriator stays funded so that it can continue to change minds, which again, that is the goal.

Don't feel like trailing a voter? You can spare some time curating? Then do that. It's really up to you. My point is that watching from a distance is not a good plan. After all, there are no heroes coming to save us, as they say. We are in this by ourselves, and we need to thrive by ourselves.

MenO


Spanish Translation

He estado pensando desde ayer sobre cómo escribir esta publicación. De alguna manera, no quiero sonar sermoneador, pero parece casi inevitable que lo haré.

Debería ser de conocimiento común, si eres un hiveano de corazón, que debemos alejarnos de ser solo una plataforma de blogs. Otra vez, amo los blogs. Los leo y los escribo todos los días. Pero no podemos quedarnos con una idea de hace nueve años, pensando que ese es el camino a seguir. Las cosas evolucionan, y nuestro pensamiento necesita evolucionar también.

Para mí, la respuesta es obvia. Necesitamos ser una autopista para el comercio, el token preferido para el intercambio de valor. Si no hacemos esta transición, realmente no sé qué futuro le espera a Hive. Digo esto no porque dejará de tener valor, sino porque básicamente estamos permitiendo que otro token llene ese vacío.

Hive, como está ahora, puede superar completamente todo el comercio. Podemos hacerlo gracias a nuestro increíble token estable y nuestra capacidad de transaccionar no solo rápido, más rápido que Bitcoin Lightning, sino también sin comisiones. Ni un solo satoshi se pierde. Este sistema sin fricción es, hasta donde sé, único en nuestro ecosistema, excluyendo por supuesto la cadena legacy, y parece que no lo comprendemos del todo.

Digo que no lo comprendemos porque todavía hay personas que ven esfuerzos como @distriator y piensan para sí mismos: "Eso está genial, espero que les vaya bien con eso". Sí, sus buenos deseos son agradables, pero no parecen ser conscientes de que ellos también pueden ensuciarse un poco las manos aquí.

Vamos a desglosarlo, solo para que sea más fácil, para que aterrice. Ojalá al final de este corazón a corazón te encuentres asintiendo en acuerdo.

Esto también es sobre ti

Parecería que los esfuerzos de la comunidad Spend HBD tienen poco que ver con la mayoría del mundo. Después de todo, la mayoría de la gente no tiene una tienda a la vuelta de la esquina donde pueda comprar cosas con HBD. Lo entiendo. Pero si te encuentras mirando desde lejos, te digo que no has entendido lo que está pasando.

El intento aquí es cambiar mentes. Literalmente. Lo que estás presenciando con personas compartiendo fotos de sus compras, a veces bastante interesantes, tiene más que ver con cómo estamos enseñando a las personas a percibir valor que con el simple acto de enseñarles sobre Hive. Sí, se hace un blog, se comparte una foto, se registra un comprobante de compra. Pero el cambio, el cambio mental, esa cosa bajo el capó que realmente no podemos ver, esa es la victoria que buscamos.

Debería señalar que, aunque hablo de Distriator y Spend HBD, esto no se aplica exclusivamente a ellos. Cualquiera es bienvenido a construir un sistema, un mejor sistema, o incluso un sistema que trabaje hacia los mismos objetivos, uno que funcione en paralelo. El punto es que todos deberíamos pensar en cómo podemos ayudar a moldear el pensamiento de las personas.

Si podemos construir hubs de HBD alrededor del mundo, hubs sólidos de HBD, lugares donde usar efectivo parezca algo tonto o estúpido, entonces todos nos beneficiamos de ese cambio cultural. La demanda de HBD, para el uso diario de HBD, es sin duda presión de compra para Hive.

¿No te gusta hacer onboarding?

Bueno, tal vez eso no sea para ti. Tal vez el acercamiento en frío, como lo llamo ahora, te parezca demasiado cringe. Está bien. Pero eso no significa que no puedas ser un guía para las personas nuevas que se unan. Enséñales los mejores comportamientos, tal vez muéstrales cómo ganar algunos tokens extra con Hive Echo, etc.

Puedes, por supuesto, pasar cada día escribiendo blogs y hablando con tu audiencia. Tienes derecho a hacer lo que quieras. Pero en mi opinión, si no estás ayudando a que este lugar crezca, tampoco te estás ayudando a ti mismo. Tómalo como quieras.

¿No tienes tiempo?

Tal vez tengas una vida muy ocupada, y eso lo respeto. Pero puedes seguir los esfuerzos de las personas que trabajan por nuestros objetivos. Puedes curar publicaciones de personas comprando con Distriator, por ejemplo. Puedes contribuir con un clic. ¿No es genial?

Algunas personas no lo saben, pero creo que merece más atención. Distriator no está ganando dinero. No es que la camarilla de ballenas detrás de Distriator estén frotándose las manos con todo el dinero que están haciendo. Es exactamente lo contrario. Están invirtiendo de su propio bolsillo para cambiar la forma en que vemos Hive, la forma en que usamos Hive. Porque se dan cuenta y creen que necesitamos dejar atrás nuestras viejas formas.

¿Así que este es otro llamado a la acción?

Sí lo es. Si aún estás aquí, tantos años después, voy a asumir que es porque quieres que este lugar prospere, no solo que sobreviva.

Encuentra lo que sea que puedas hacer, y hazlo. Si lo único que puedes hacer es ayudar a curar publicaciones de SpendHBD, ¿adivina qué? Eso ya es mucho más de lo que la mayoría hace en esta plataforma. Incluso puedes seguir a cualquiera de las cuentas que votan esas publicaciones, poner todo en piloto automático. Esto asegurará que Distriator siga financiado para que pueda continuar cambiando mentes, que de nuevo, ese es el objetivo.

¿No te gusta seguir a un votante, pero puedes dedicar algo de tiempo a curar? Entonces hazlo. Realmente depende de ti. Mi punto es que mirar desde lejos no es un buen plan. Después de todo, no vienen héroes a salvarnos, como dicen. Estamos en esto solos, y necesitamos prosperar por nosotros mismos.

MenO



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I don't think Hive has to be just one thing. Blogging can be part of it, but so can short-form, videos, games, NFTs and shopping. There are probably other things it can be too.

I have seen Distriator in action, but have not used it myself yet. I was with starkerz when he used it to buy a coffee in Split. I don't know how sustainable it is. Do I want a feed full of people buying condoms and lube (or whatever)? I do think it's great that people can benefit from Hive in that way though.

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Do I want a feed full of people buying condoms and lube (or whatever)?

I am more worried about someone misusing this in a third world country.

Buy their products, claims discounts and buy crypto again and continue the loop. It seems like an endless money glitch in theory.

I assume in near future we will be dealing with distriator abusers.

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I would hope that they watch out for possible abuse and can blacklist people. With any financial system there have to be safeguards. Of course many people in those countries are desperate for income and we ought to support those who need it. It can be a tricky balance.

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I hear you about feed pollution, but its really not happening. And, as far as I can tell, if an app idea would make this be the case, it can easily be fixed.

All purchases for Distriator are done inside a community. And, most people buying are not bloggers, per say. Those who use it a lot, like myself, have a separate account for purchases for the sake of keeping my blog clean. As you can see, you've not seen my buy coffee or anything.

The posts are needed because its how we allocate resources towards behaviors. Which is really what we are doing. But, again, if these "receipts" are kept confined, thats more than ok by me.

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I've not seen these on my feed, so that's good. I expect we will get more tools to manage the feed eventually.

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I too have been seeing, feeling and being moved by the bad mood in hive.
It has been around before (at least I've seen it in my 3 years here) but these last month is something dreadful.
Where did all the optimism go?
Why does every blog seem so down and bleak?

Bringing shops into hive seems like a great idea.
Although it would be quite hard in my country as we aren't that far along in internet spending.

I do have the workings of a plan on it.
Why not ally with schools?

Student Unions and stuff to bring hive to a huge amount of people at a time.

I might have to write a post about this once I've fully started the foundation.

Don't know how it'll go though...

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The truth is , there isn’t a demand for HBD to use in commerce. It’s just the truth. HBD is a tool and has its purpose for our community, but the idea HBD will independently be a draw here is just not the case. Not for use in commerce particularly. Hive will not thrive unless Hive is successful. The multi year push that HBD can be a game charger for actually growing the platform is just bogus. !PIZZA !ALIVE

for a start id oooe to see us stop printing HBD to extreme via DHF which has put massive selling pressure on Hive via the stabilizer. I invest a lot of time here and wanna see it be successful, “Our Stable Coin The Best” ain’t it. Not for growing.

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So instead of look for commerce now, we are looking for more members again?

Isn't that what we've already been doing since?

What exactly should be done?

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Damn, enjoyed reading your multiple alternatives.

Here is another alternative, or u can reblog and curate this post!

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You are right about the need to have more emphasis on e-commerce (although, the amount of money that revolves in the financial and even more, derivative markets is orders of magnitude higher - but here's where, hopefully, VSC will come in).

Hive—as most blockchains—is not an efficient database, but it is one where some applications may find their fit. That's how Podping came in. Did anyone see it coming? Not until it was built. I believe this is still a territory worth exploring and from where something big could come out for Hive. While not on Hive, look at what SPK Network is building...

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Good reflection. I like these posts that call for the growth of Hive platform through specific actions, as they are within our reach. Hive has many more options beyond blogging, and they should be promoted by hivers. It d be great to propose new developments. Thank you for supporting new users, who are becoming familiar with the environment. It's not a piece of cake, but they are trying, even if seem invisible to some. If participation increases, Hive increases.

Buena reflexión, me agradan estas publicaciones donde se hace un llamado para hacer crecer la plataforma Hive mediante acciones particulares según estén a nuestro alcance. Hive tiene más opciones además del blogging, y deberian ser promovidas por los hivers, y también ir proponiendo desarrollos nuevos. Gracias por apoyar a nuevos usuarios, que se están familiarizando con el entorno, que no es tan sencillo, pero lo intentan, aunque parezcan invisibles para algunos. Si la participación aumenta, Hive aumenta.

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I always felt Hive (and its predecessor) were in a weird place. It functioned almost like Reddit (I assume that was why the site was named Steemit), but it was missing major functionality (communities) at first release. I think that shortcoming killed a lot of potential use. Aside from that, blogs were a big deal when Steem was originally being developed. They aren't as much any more, and I think this has been a detriment in the long run. As you said, though, Hive doesn't have to be primarily about blogs. We already have other tools for interacting with the chain, and I'm sure more ideas for how to do so will come eventually. I have a tough time focusing on longform content, so Buzz/Snaps/Waves/Threads/Moments/etc are my preferred way of interacting. The problem comes in that need to find a hook that isn't just a replacement for TikTok/Instagram/etc. As much as I'd like a Hive version of Instagram, I know it wouldn't be a thing to make adoption explode. At some point, we'll need to find Hive's truly "killer app". I have absolutely no idea what that will be, but considering the benefits of our chain (like you mentioned), there's so much potential just waiting to be extracted and built upon.

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One of the most sincere and mature things I've read recently about Hive. Truly, the future isn't just in blogging but shifting toward practical use in commerce is the step we really need to start focusing on.

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I'll send my next invoice, payable in HIVE only :P

Can I send it to someone in the comments section? Any volunteers?

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Become a hive's batman

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Services rendered: comments 0.1 HIVE for a "Nice post, deer", 1 Hive for something insightful, 10 hive for a brutal academic deconstruction of the content, or 100 HIVE for a 100% downvote

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