man i love your level of self-reflection and can relate so much to what you are saying here.
the saddest thing really is realizing nobody reads along. in ecency there is this eye symbol showing how many have looked at the actual post and its sub 5 for almost all posts. so i feel ya.
I am NOT here to convince you of anything, or to make you do stuff. But I do miss you and I have a sense of community again now that I started writing on Blurt. It feels very reminiscent of the glory days on Steem, and well, the reason I focus my energy there now is because I prefer the spirit.
Blurt gets a bad rep on Hive and the token is worth nothing, BUT the community and the people I did meet there feel like a community again vs. this empty wasteland of a social media phantom hive has become.
I just saw you have a blurt account, if you still have your old steem keys maybe come and log in, see if you get a better feel. I would sure love to have you over there in my feed where it feels like we are actually building stuff and not being bled dry financially and spiritually.
just my two cents of course. you and like 4 others are the only reason i even check my hive feed once in a while now. all the others i liked reading have long been mobbed off of hive.
i publish on both blockchains now but only put energy into blurt.
i also want to build a front end experiment but that is all still in the future.
anyways, many blessings to south africa brother!
Hey there my brother in spirit, I'm just replying now apologies for the delay. I appreciate your input and it's great to know that you read some of my posts. And the fact that you also see the same poor readership on Hive makes me feel less alone in the wilderness, so to speak, here on Hive. So I'm not imagining it, we both see poor readership and community involvement here.
I remember Blurt, though I've streamlined my life and simplified it so I'm not expanding much any more as age slows me down lol. I used to pursue any and every blockchain social media platform I encountered in my younger days of learning and trying everything. That chapter is over and I do much less now, retiring from so much activity basically.
Let me look for my Blurt details since you are there. it sounds like it could be inspiring.
Many thanks for your supportive words, a rare positive feedback here on Hive which is very encouraging.
Wishing you all the best.
and all my best to you brother.
how is south africa treating ya these crazy days?
I'm in the most beautiful part of the country at the coast, one of the last safe and functional little towns. The natural beauty and climate is world class, which makes up for the crime and collapse occuring in the rest of the country all around me. It appears to be going downhill here overall in South Africa on most fonts. Only the beach and nature, fresh air, loads of space keep me here.
for a time i seriously weighed driving down to south africa and start over there.
but it's too far. i also keep hearing how SA is going downhill, sad to hear it brother.
i will only drive down there if universe tells me to. for now we'll try portugal and see what comes up