The trick you already know (Eng/Esp)

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I have to say, it's heartbreaking to see things fizzle out. Someone hops on Hive with huge expectations, and because things don't work fast, don't happen from one day to the next, they give up. Their account goes dormant, and the big ideas become smoke.

It bothers me, it truly does. I'm trying to work out exactly where I might be failing to provide people the mental tooling to not think in such a short-time kind of way, but ironically, I may not have the tools to transmit that message.

Sometimes I think @antisocialist is right about this: Hive is hard, and that is why it's cool. But I also want to prove him wrong, although I fail more often than not. Hive is hard. Hive requires a mental switch of sorts, and more importantly, it's counter to everything else we see online. It's not about a quick hit, a little troll here and there, clickbait, or any of the common elements of Web2. In a way, Hive requires more social nuance, more social adeptness than anything else.

Building an audience, a proper audience, requires work. First, you have to be the audience you wish you had. And then, once your readers begin to show up, you have to reward them for their time. This doesn't just mean upvotes, although most of the time it does. Acknowledgement and sincere dialogue are probably the best coin we forget to hand out.

A few days ago, I noticed an account, a recent onboard, one that made it all the way into the trending page, had stopped posting altogether. When that account showed up, excited, I stepped in and proposed a way to help them hit the pavement at full speed. Although my message was received initially, it was ignored shortly after. The account began regurgitating information it had already shared on other platforms, until it simply gave up when not a single person gave it upvotes or comments, if I'm honest.

Is this social nuance really so complex? Maybe I'm being naive here, but I don't think it needs to be. We are, after all, wanting the same thing from one another, so why do we act so confused?

Allow me to be blunt for a second, but I find it necessary so this entry makes any sense. Why are we expecting what we don't give? I'm dead serious here. What would make me so special as to be "worthy" of support, when I give none of it?

We can, because we all do, come up with a thousand excuses as to why we can't really support other accounts. My account is too small, I'm not known enough, I don't know what to say, it feels weird to comment on people's stuff. I mean, I've heard all those excuses before, but that is all they are: excuses.

Again, if anyone is here giving none of that to the community, not leaving comments, not upvoting other people's efforts, not consuming good content, not being supportive with initiatives, not being helpful when someone needs help — why would anyone do that for you? It just doesn't make any sense.

As far as I can tell, there are two sorts of "successful" people on Hive, and really only two.

Those who bought their stake, who have so many tokens their lack of social adeptness can be overshadowed by the power of their influence.

Those who put in the work, the social work, who make it a point to be supportive, help others, leave great comments, participate in initiatives, and actually show up.

Wait!

Before you tell me about developers, allow me to stop you right there. Yes, there are successful developers here too. But they could be developing anywhere else. Their skill set is not one that works only with Hive. To make it in Hive, they don't need Hive. It could work anywhere.

I don't want to finish this rant with negativity, I really don't, so allow me to switch gears.

Are you serious about this? Do you really want this place to make a difference in your life? Then begin by making a difference in the life of someone else.

Join a community, become a regular there, earn your stripes, so to speak. I would even go as far as to utter the forbidden advice here — forbidden because it's true.

JOIN Discord!

Yes, there's a lot happening on Discord, and honestly, everyone is there. The blockchain may be cool to write about your day, your projects, your thoughts, but it's not the best tool to chat with people and make friends. And just like in real life, you need friends to have a good time.

Where am I going with this?

I guess I'm just ranting. I want people to realize they already have the trick in their hands. As a matter of fact, they've had that trick all along. They just never put two and two together, is all.

Let me land this home one more time, see if it makes sense to anyone who reads my rants.

I'd imagine you think of yourself as a good person, a kind and supportive friend. Now, imagine you are being just that, all by yourself, trapped inside four walls, talking to absolutely no one, and helping no one. Explain to me how that works. How do you square that circle or round out that square? It doesn't math, as the kids say.

The choice is yours.

That is my point. This whole game we call life always gives us choices. We can make it hard for ourselves, stand in our righteousness and think only our ways are the correct ways. Or, we can try new things, get outside of our comfort zone, and see what happens.

Truth is, we have little to lose...

Imagine, you put yourself out there, become a better person, and all of a sudden, it begins to reflect on your wallet too. Doesn't that sound nice?

But yeah... it starts with putting yourself out there. Don't forget that tiny detail.

MenO


El Truco Que Ya Conoces

Tengo que decirlo, duele ver cómo las cosas se apagan. Alguien llega a Hive con enormes expectativas y, como las cosas no funcionan rápido, como no pasan de un día para otro, se rinde. Su cuenta queda dormida, y las grandes ideas se convierten en humo.

Me molesta, de verdad. Estoy tratando de entender en qué estoy fallando, para poder dar a la gente las herramientas mentales que eviten ese pensamiento tan de corto plazo, pero, irónicamente, puede que yo mismo no tenga las herramientas para transmitir ese mensaje.

A veces pienso que @antisocialist tiene razón con esto: Hive es difícil, y por eso es genial. Pero también quiero demostrar que está equivocado, aunque la mayoría de las veces no lo logro. Hive es difícil. Hive requiere un cambio mental, y más que nada, va en contra de todo lo que vemos en línea. No se trata de un golpe rápido, de un trolleo aquí y allá, de clickbait, o de cualquiera de los elementos comunes del Web2. De cierta forma, Hive exige más matiz social, más habilidad social que cualquier otra cosa.

Construir una audiencia, una verdadera audiencia, requiere trabajo. Primero, tienes que ser la audiencia que te gustaría tener. Y cuando tus lectores empiecen a aparecer, tienes que recompensarlos por su tiempo. Esto no significa solo upvotes, aunque la mayoría de veces sí, sino también reconocimiento y diálogo sincero, que probablemente es la mejor moneda que olvidamos repartir.

Hace unos días noté una cuenta, una incorporación reciente, una que incluso llegó a la página de tendencias, que dejó de publicar por completo. Cuando esa cuenta apareció, entusiasmado, me acerqué y propuse una manera de ayudarle a arrancar con fuerza. Aunque el mensaje fue bien recibido al principio, fue ignorado poco después. La cuenta empezó a reciclar información que ya había compartido en otras plataformas, hasta que simplemente se rindió, porque nadie le dio ni un solo voto ni comentario, si soy honesto.

¿Es tan complejo este matiz social, después de todo? Tal vez soy ingenuo, pero no creo que deba serlo. Al final, todos queremos lo mismo de los demás, entonces ¿por qué actuamos tan confundidos?

Permíteme ser directo un segundo, porque creo que es necesario para que esta entrada tenga sentido. ¿Por qué esperamos lo que no damos? Hablo en serio. ¿Qué me hace tan especial como para ser "digno" de apoyo, si yo no doy nada de eso?

Podemos, porque todos lo hacemos, inventar mil excusas para no apoyar a otras cuentas. Mi cuenta es muy pequeña, no me conocen, no sé qué decir, me da cosa comentar en lo que publican otros. He escuchado todas esas excusas antes, pero eso es lo que son: excusas.

De nuevo, si alguien está aquí sin dar nada a la comunidad, sin dejar comentarios, sin votar por los esfuerzos de otros, sin consumir contenido de calidad, sin apoyar iniciativas, sin ser útil cuando alguien necesita ayuda, ¿por qué alguien haría eso contigo? No tiene ningún sentido.

Hasta donde yo sé, hay dos tipos de personas “exitosas” en Hive, y solo dos.

  • Los que compraron sus monedas, que tienen tantos tokens que su falta de habilidad social queda opacada por el poder de su influencia.

  • Los que se lo han currado, el trabajo social, que se dedican a apoyar, ayudar, dejar buenos comentarios, participar en iniciativas, y que simplemente están presentes.

¡Espera!

Antes de que me hables de desarrolladores, déjame detenerte ahí mismo. Sí, también hay desarrolladores exitosos aquí. Pero podrían estar desarrollando en cualquier otra parte. Es decir, su conjunto de habilidades no depende exclusivamente de Hive. Para lograrlo en Hive, no necesitan Hive. Podrían lograrlo en cualquier parte.

No quiero terminar este desahogo con negatividad, de verdad no quiero, así que déjame cambiar de tono.

¿Vas en serio con esto? ¿De verdad quieres que este lugar marque una diferencia en tu vida? Entonces empieza por marcar una diferencia en la vida de otra persona.

Únete a una comunidad, conviértete en habitual ahí, gana tus galones de gasolina, por decirlo así. Incluso me atrevería a pronunciar el consejo prohibido, prohibido porque molesta por lo verdadero que es.

¡ÚNETE a Discord!

Sí, hay muchas cosas pasando en Discord, y la verdad, todos están ahí. La blockchain puede ser genial para escribir sobre tu día, tus proyectos, tus ideas, pero no es la mejor herramienta para charlar con gente y hacer amigos. Y como en la vida real, necesitas amigos para pasarla bien.

¿A dónde quiero llegar con todo esto?

Supongo que solo estoy desahogándome. Quiero que la gente se dé cuenta de que ya tiene el truco en sus manos. De hecho, lo han tenido todo el tiempo. Solo que nunca conectaron los puntos.

Déjame dejar esto bien claro una vez más, a ver si le hace clic a alguien que lea mis desvaríos.

Imagino que te consideras una buena persona, un amigo amable y solidario. Ahora imagina que estás siendo exactamente eso, tú solo, encerrado entre cuatro paredes, sin hablar con nadie, sin ayudar a nadie. Explícame cómo funciona eso. Cómo cierras ese círculo o redondeas ese cuadrado. No cuadra, como dicen los chicos ahora.

La decisión es tuya.

Ese es mi punto. Este juego llamado vida siempre nos da decisiones. Podemos ponérnosla difícil, aferrarnos a nuestra postura y pensar que solo nuestros métodos son los correctos. O podemos probar cosas nuevas, salir de la zona de confort y ver qué pasa.

La verdad es que tenemos poco que perder...

Imagina que te abres, te conviertes en una mejor persona, y de repente, eso también se refleja en tu billetera. ¿No suena bien eso?

Pero sí... todo empieza por exponerte, por ponerte ahí afuera. No olvides ese pequeño detalle.

MenO



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i imagine an AI helper reading your posts & comments, and dropping friendly advice as comments, suggesting ways that the future posts or comments could be improved.

This idea comes from using #Qlango #languagelearning app which uses AI ti suggest what lessons to do next based on your previous lesson results. i wrote about Qlango here:

"After doing the first 3 lessons (using Android app), i was very impressed by the Qlango product so i chose to upgrade." https://peakd.com/hive-181017/@atma.love/learn-many-languages-for-free-with-qlango

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Tell them to give them 6 months because that is how long it takes to start growing properly. People are generally lazy so staying consistent is their downfall and why many just don't get HIVE and fail without trying. HIVE was the biggest personal challenge I have undertaken as it really is not easy starting out. Their expectations are too high.

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funny you say 6 months, I've been saying something very similar.

I've used you as an example of what happens if you keep at it, so many times.

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6 months gives you the foundations which gives you income for life which is a no brainer. They need to understand the concept.

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Sometimes I think @antisocialist is right about this: Hive is hard, and that is why it's cool.

that was 100% true 6-7 years ago :D you had to make an real effort if you wanted to use and understand what is going on. And it was like the early days of internet (ok not early early, but late 90s start 2000 with IRC and forums) when people had to make an effort to understand it (sounds bad, but it was a good filter).

and in the crypto universe, we make Hive sound hard, but if you want to do anything more than use an exchange to buy crypto and keep it there, Hive is not harder than anything else. I would even argue it is easier because you could learn on mistakes that could potentially cost you nothing.

There is no better way to enter into crypto world than Hive.

i wrote it several times in the last few weeks so maybe it was on your post also, most social media is not social anymore, for some times now. so i have a feeling there is some kind of an entitlement feeling for new people "i am a creator, you need to read, like an comment, why would i spend time to socialize".

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I love hive for a thousand reasons, but the main one is that it is the easiest way for regular folks to get involved. I mean, how else do you get involved with crypto?

You either have to have a lot of disposable income to gamble... or, you need to be a computer nerd. What percentage of the world population is left out? 99% - I'm not even joking.

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Wauuu pues si esa es la pura verdad. Las personas normalmente lo quieren todo rapido..
Las cosas bienas y las malas inclusive..

La gente no esta acostumbrada a planificar.. solo actuar sin preacusion de sus actos...

Tambien me disgusta un poco con lo q pasa con las personas al no seguir haciendo publicaciones pero la verdad es k uno no puede obligar a nadia a superarse y mas si lo ven muy lento como bien lo dice usted..

Pero asi es la vida.. que se puede hacer
Solo ayudar a quienes se dejan..

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Pero asi es la vida.. que se puede hacer
Solo ayudar a quienes se dejan..

la unica forma sana de seguir adelante

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I have found that you tend to get back what you put in here. You cannot take your audience for granted. I've seen plenty of people who comment far less than they post. One said it's because he's a 'content creator', but Hive is different to other platforms. We also have people who get enough automatic votes to keep them going, but that can take time to build up. You have to get established really and that takes work.

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auto votes are a whole different illusion imo, but you are very right. It's the golden rule here as it is out there "in the flesh"

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There have been moles in the mix since the very beginning, it looks like they may have succeeded in killing blogging just as they wished they had killed the tech.
Not all of them are gone.
A few of them have substantial stake, afaict.

What the restivus need are for people to know the entire crowd and work as party mixers.
We had a chance at that back before the trubeliebers, that were sold on the steemit dream of crypto domination(we were #3 at the time) realized that the moles were winning and resistance to that trend didn't pay the bills.

The code in those days wasn't up to hosting the masses.
I'd think that a great problem to have, instead the crowd that controls these things started turning people away.
There are also likely laws impacting certain beneficial activities that very few of us are aware of, ie paying salaries to the help.

Be all that as it may, the code is 'in the wild', there is no shutting this runaway train down, we can just fork out the troublemakers and they can take their chain and do as they please.
So far, the few devs capable of pulling that off successfully, that I am aware of, didn't find the tech worth the effort, and mostly left.
I can count a minimum of 2.5 of those personally.
There are many more options available now than before the fork.
It would not surprise me at all to find that it has already happened, accomplished by the folks that made this chain possible, but only allows for private invites.

At some point the moles find that the effort required to control this chain is no longer worth the payoff, this is the point that much be reached, IF change is to occur.
We will know our success by the ~1000mv voluntary cap on voting rewards from the pool.
Until then, more of the same, and maybe a rugpull, is all we can expect.

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It really bothers me seeing so many newcomers arrive, then give up soon afterward. Both in our own community, The We Are Alive Tribe, and in my daily Hive tasks, I do my best to assist, help, and support newcomers that I see making an honest effort as much as I can, because I want them to succeed here, both for them, and because their success is our success. I give my all on this glorious Blockchain every single day, because I absolutely believe in the technology and the community, and I know its potential.

One thing I will say is that some people thrive on Hive from the start, while others give up quickly. Hive 'clicks' for some people, while that doesnt seem to happen for others. As an example, I onboarded myself, I was enthralled by what I found, and I dove in deep to understand this Ecosystem, and how to grow and succeed here.

The whole basis of Hive is mutual benefit, where we need need other, and we rise by lifting others. So many come only looking for quick and easy money, not understanding that Hive is so much more than that. This is a framework that can, and is, changing the world, with incredible potential for all of us, but it's all community-driven and people-powered, so we have to dive in and get ourselves involved. I try to explain to newcomers that their success on Hive is completely in their hands, and with commitment, dedication, patience, perservence, persistence, and relentless tenacity, they can create and build astounding things here, and that the more they give, the more they receive.

I loved your rant, my friend, thank you! 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙

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The whole basis of Hive is mutual benefit, where we need need other, and we rise by lifting others.

I keep on pounding on this fact every day. almost to the point it feels like its my mantra.

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Ditto that, brother, and on both counts. 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙

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