I believe that the reason for this is because of the hierarchal nature of the blockchain. Normally this wouldn’t matter as optimism can flourish even if there are larger accounts around... but it’s when these larger accounts can throw themselves around with an unsophisticated DV that the effects (judgement) is felt throughout the entire social network.
In an social environment where people aren’t talking people need, or perhaps they are privately, asking the questions...
But they are unvoiced for fear of DV judgment.
Raw exposure to the DV dips all content and interaction into a pool of judgment in fact... and this KILLS engagement.
Also the fact that a large account can technically “own” a small account because of how the DV is implemented.
When you understand this... it’s pretty easy to understand why the people in the room are all quite. No one wants to stick out.
In this environment why would anyone PowerUP? To do so is to paint a bullseye on ones capital and ones account.
So the people who are talking are either stroking egos or group thinking... Or what I call Hive Minding.
I sincerely hope that Hive can mature and grow past this phase by continuing to evolve and innovate especially where the DV is concerned.
With social it’s almost an unwritten rule...
He or she who has the most fun wins.
Engagement is a measure of how much fun people are having on a social platform... so we have all got to start asking ourselves the hard questions...
If everyone is talking (via posting content) but no one is listening (via commenting on that content) where does that lead to and how does that separate us and make us better from what is happening on the other social2.0’s?
As a certified personal trainer I do health checkUPs all the time... and THIS is NOT looking good.
It’s time for people to collectively #SpeakUP and make it known what sort of Hive they want. Enough with the group think for profit... it’s time to mature this platform past that with an emphasis on social capital first.
It is us... the users... THAT is where value is derived... and for those who would don’t think that the a RAW DV is having a negative effect on this social network... consider well... if no one is engaging within the comments section of your posts... they have limited that communication to UV and DV. Both communicate something... and the sooner we deep thinking (instead of Hive think) about the deeper ramifications of how those communicate...
We will all be at a loss on this blockchain.