I have a busy life: Relationships, health, work, social activities, down-time, sleep...these things and others all demand time and with only 24 hours in a day (that's 10,080 minutes in a week) every minute is important to me. I don't like wasting time but because I'm human I do, now and then anyway, which puts pressure on the remaining time. I manage it well though and am really good at prioritising what's important, working efficiently and finding productivity in many different ways; I'm also good at cutting things loose that are wasteful of my time.
It's with that in mind I've thought a time or two about ceasing my Hive operations from a posting/commenting perspective and I've come very close to doing so each time, very close.
I think there's many who would celebrate my demise on Hive but should it happen I'd still be around voting (up and down) so I'm sorry to disappoint those people fuckers.
I have over 333,000 Hive powered up, almost half of that again on an exchange which I trade with and a couple thousand HBD in "savings" and have been thinking that it's enough...or is it not?
Those numbers above, most has come from posting and curating with only about 100,000 coming from trading on exchanges - I started on Hive (it's predecessor) with no financial injection. Small numbers compared to some of the others but I've worked for it.
I put the numbers in to indicate that I think I've done reasonably well over the eight-plus years I've been around and that I power up - the only amounts I've taken out have gone to exchanges for trading and have come back and been powered up once again...but those numbers don't have much of a bearing on why I'm here and why I continue to be here despite thinking it's time I stopped on multiple occasions.
Enough or not
It's enough for sure and I have no need for more. What I "earn" on Hive is a small drop in the financial ocean of my real-world situation and the time I spend on Hive inhibits my financial income rather than augmenting it; time is money. Yep, it's enough...but I'm not here for the rewards. I didn't start off that way and have never had that ethos in respect of what I do here, my posting and curation I mean; it's always been about enjoying it.
I'm pretty sure there's whole groups of people who think they're doing great "onboarding" work by telling others how much money that can make on Hive but I feel that's not the way to approach it.
That attitude will invariably bring people here for the wrong reasons, the wrong people and the wrong people doing the wrong thing...or maybe also the right people doing the wrong things because they know no better. Hive isn't a bank, it owes nobody anything at all and promoting it as a pot of gold is a flawed method of attracting people. I believe people need to feel that they enjoy it rather than feeling like their lives depend on it because if their lives depended upon Hive why haven't they died before they came onto Hive?
Enough or not
Anyway, before I get to ranting on about all the greedy cunts flooding onto Hive for a quick dollar to buy plantains and jollof rice I'll reflect back to myself and my thoughts of ceasing my posting and commenting operations.
For clarity, I am not doing that just yet, I'm still well and truly here. I think I just heard a few people booing and uttering wishes to the gods that I would finally fuck off and never return, sorry to disappoint.
The thing is that while what I do here takes up my precious time, (and I've given a lot of time over to it in the years since I started), I enjoy that time spent. It's been a relaxation and something quite different to what I do in my real-world life personally and professionally and while I've been the target of some truly reprehensible posts and commenting by a few out there (clearly that shit doesn't worry me much) it's generally been a pleasure.
Is it enough or not, have I run my race? I don't think so.
These days, I struggle to find decent content to upvote but don't like my VP being above 90% - I like the 80% to 90% range and vote to keep my VP between those numbers. I've changed how I vote over the time I've been here though.
I try to reward some users who earn lower rewards, as long as their posts present in ways commensurate to my expectations of passion, personality and effort, and I reward a few people I have closer relationships with, you'll know who you are. I also upvote comments with large votes, sometimes 100%, but only on those who engage with me all the time and add value to my life on and off the blockchain; if you're one of those people you'll know it, thank you I appreciate you.
I don't give votes out to support those who apply no effort, who engage with me only when they do a post to draw attention to themselves or those who ask for votes. Fuck 'em.
I do not reward a lack of effort and those who choose not to add personality and passion to what they do here and I especially don't like upvoting extractors (those who take out all their rewards instead of powering up some - a 50% ratio should be what everyone aims for in my opinion. I don't care what reasons a person gives for wanting my vote; my votes (up or down) are mine to use with the same freedom people use to rape the system through their bad acting which every single one of us should be downvoting...but there's too many weak cunts out there.
Enough or not
Having said that, I'm pretty generous with my vote on those who deserve it and even have created concepts to prompt people to post and comment with rewards as the hook. The #weekend-experiences topics is one such thing which I started it in 2020 (week 267 this week) and is designed to get people posting "well and with interest" and to give me something to upvote and curate to curangel. It disappoints me that people choose to drop a post and run without any hint of engaging with me outside of that concept but the loser is them not me...those that have done the opposite get votes every day rather than just once a week and much larger votes too. But that's the problem with bringing on the wrong people or people being here for the wrong reason...that's why retention is not what it should be.
Just have fun, the rest will come in time
Anyway, it is what it is. When it comes to retention, I'm retained and there may even be a person or two who is content with that. If not, that's ok, I'm still here and still enjoy (mostly) my time here which is why it gets a few of the 1440 minutes each day offers me.
I don't know what this post is about - I guess just a brief "why I'm still here" post - most will only skim it and a lot will simply fail to read it at all but that makes no difference to me. What matters is that whether the numbers are enough or not the time spent is enough and when it's not I'll amend my activities accordingly. Enough.
Design and create your ideal life, tomorrow isn't promised - galenkp
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So not a skimmer here...no skim milk and no skimming posts either. The length of time you've spent here very nearly mirrors my own, but I am on the opposite spectrum than you. You're prolific and always have great things to say while I mostly just watched and read.
I tried to bring a few friends onboard, but knew it wouldn't last as their eyes glazed over when I talked about Hive lol. Honestly, I am not that persuasive! It's more like 'get it if you want it - leave it if you don't'
Anyway, you are enough, even though when you said -
I was sad that there were no actual briefs to be be seen 😂. You are the only one to determine when you've 'had enough' of this place. For me, I'm not going anywhere by choice!
Skim milk is a liar, it's water pretending to be milk.
So, I contemplated adding in an image of me in briefs to match my "brief" comment but just couldn't find those images that were taken when I featured on that Calvin Klein advert; I know they're here somewhere. In hindsight I should have just gone down to the city and taken a photo of the billboard and used that. The advertising campaign ended a year ago but no one felt keen to take it down. Can you blame them?
I never expected to make it past three months here, I hate social media, but this seemed different and I gained some good relationships early and had a good enough time that I stayed and stayed. Some may say, out stayed my welcome. I tried to onboard some, did one who was well received but she didn't stick it out and there's another who is still here posting now and then. I stopped trying to recruit though, no time and little inclination.
My life has enough for me, I don't need or want pats on the back from people I don't know it just doesn't mean anything, however I value many like yourself - which is why I was concerned because you disappeared for a bit - and that's worth staying around.
Anyway, just so you know, I wrote this whole thing while just wearing briefs. Ok, not really...I wrote this whole thing with one hand down my briefs.
Was just checking for cotton wool...found none but decided to hang around a while.
Is that what they call a fluffernutter? 🤔...I think it is!
Underwear model? I could see it...I may need to get your autograph 😝
Fluffernutter. I've not heard that term before...have lived a sheltered life of a strict and pious upbringing in a monastery.
Autographs all round!
well, damn...I voted myself and now I can't remember how to unvote it 😕...the fluffernutter is actually a sandwich I think....marshmallow fluff and peanut butter but I'm sure you didn't have a sandwich in your pants, don't know what I was thinking lol.
lol @monastery...I am dubious
Lol...you can click the vote button again and make it a zero vote. Don't bother though.
I might have had a fluffernutter in my pants, I mean I didn't know what it was so it was entirely possible. But, alas, now I know what it is I realise there isn't one in my pants. Seriously, I just checked. No fluffernutters down there.
Geez, why didn't I think of that?? I downvoted myself instead lol. Never a dull moment!
lol I've heard of stranger places to carry your lunch.
Is that an ammo belt?
While I haven't yet considered leaving I'm in the same boat about the time thing. I've dropped a lot of progblogs (hence big gaps in my timeline) because I don't feel enough prog and there have been so many cases of I want to make a blog post (more progblogs, more anything, there's a lot of stuff I'd like to post about) but I also need to do the things to make blog posts about and they just refuse to work out XD and then I also take way too long commenting (probably because I overthink the crap out of everything constantly rereading it to try to make sure the tone and idea is going to come across correctly, not helped by the fact I regularly forget to send them even when I finally decide that they're done enough). So yeh I get it and I'd be wishing you well and all but just know I'd be sad if you buggered off XP
Yep, it's full of shotgun cartridges.
I think the key is to not make it a job, to actually enjoy it and not feel obligated, that's what keeps me around and has me into my ninth year. Life gets in the way and has to take priority I think, *and priority I give it, but one of my things, my relaxations, is to hang about here for a minute or two a day and that's partly why I'm still here...good people and relationships is the other.
Yeh it's gotta be fun.
I’m mostly here for the laughs and thankfully, there’s no shortage of comedians around here to keep me entertained. I skim through a lot, but there are more than a few posters whose contributions I genuinely enjoy.
That's good to hear.
This is actually an interesting post and gives some perspective on long term survival on Hive. You basically have to enjoy posting to make it here beyond a year or two. I especially liked the part where you mention that you loose money when you spend time on Hive, compared to other things you could be doing.
I can't imagine what it must be like for those who approach it like a job; giving up life (time) for it isn't a good pay of for me unless there's some enjoyment factor of course. I even get enjoyment out of being that fucken guy some people go bonkers over and lose their fucken minds because I gave them a 0.40 downvote...makes me want to stay even longer. 🤣
LOL, you like to cause ruckus, I like to do that too, but I have to be careful not to be labeled a troll :) And yes, I have to have enjoyment factor as well otherwise I loose interest.
If people are acting counter productively for the community (vote farming or spam posting for instance) then I act. They deserve it.
If the whole community addressed the bad behaviour rather than just a few the bad behaviour would cease.
I think a lot of people on your shoes would just join any vote trail, or set up autovotes or just delegate everything and not even log anymore except to extract or keep staking, the fact that with 300k you are still here posting, making contest, taking time for the recap means you like what you do... The little I know about you I'm sure if hive wouldn't be enjoyable anymore you wouldn't put all that effort on it, I also like your way to approach and handle things and not waste time with dumbasses as that's my own philosophy too
300k in 8 years without deposits is also a great achievement
Thanks mate, I feel the same way, I could delegate my stake and do nothing but earn but that's not my way.
Indeed, fuckassery doesn't get much of my time...once those cunts have had their rep downvoted to below zero that is.
Yeah lol at a point that's deserved, here we say a sort of "they playing who has the longest dick, against who has it longer"
Yep, it's for sure like that.
People enjoy web2 platforms without getting anything, but their perception changes here, once they start earning. Consistent blogging is not easy, and you have managed it pretty well - they should learn from you...
I like to think I do things ok and to the best of my ability and that also extends to those I feel are working counter-productively by way of reward adjustments.
I have been working for almost two decades in a large company that has branches in the countries of the region. Such an environment (where I am a well-known figure) created for me a sense of belonging wherever I go from those countries, I know that I will be able to turn to colleagues from my company, if I need some help when I am passing through their countries, if I need company for lunch or just to drink coffee with someone...
That's how I feel on Hive, I came and still come in contact with people, not with users, but with real people whom I meet and with whom I exchange thoughts and comments every day.
That gives me a lot of value here, because I have the impression that I could make contact with the Hivers with whom I regularly communicate at any time of the day, either in my city and state or in their cities and states.
And that's the real value, not the few dollars I "earn" here (a whole month like a day at a real job). What I earn here goes towards strengthening my HP so that I can better support those people with whom I communicate with my voice 🙂
Is it enough? It will probably never be, because every day, the number of people around me increases, we get to know each other better through the exchange of comments and the pleasure of hanging out with them grows, so it seems to me that, like you, I will be here forever 🙂
Exactly. I don't want to talk about my real-world earnings but it's so far above what I earn on Hive that it's almost laughable. The enjoyment factor has a greater value.
I like what you wrote here, we think similarly.
I just had a great conversation with meno about a lot of that. I don't like the "make-money" approach to get people to join, either, but rather try to promote Hive based on the content that is created here, the connections, the people, the opinions and the missing censorship, promoting real and honest discussions (within the netiquette).
We talked about more, though, to onboard people to use the transactional system of Hive, building a HBD based payment system. Meno has built an app for that already, and I'm excited to be trying that out these days. My long term goal is to create a local token, that one can use for payments and get a discount in local shops when using that coin. But that's in the far future, I'll have to read up on local currencies, first.
Still, there are many ways to promote Hive. But most people are focused on earning, and it is a big part of the attractiveness to many. Even for me it's a part, I guess I would spend a little less time on Hive if it wasn't for the thrill of seeing the up-votes. I am, still, subjected to dopamine.
I honestly hope you'll stick around for a long time. Your content, both posts and comments, are among the very enjoyable ones here.
There's many ideas I guess, some good and some bad but unfortunately people defer to the, "Hive is a bank and I'm going to rape it" mentality. I doubt it will ever change.
I'll be around for a while and even if/when I don't post or comment I'll be around watching and voting - one way or another.
Thanks for commenting and your kid words, it's people like you who keep me around and post/comment active; people like you'd I'd miss if I stopped posting in commenting.
You will get no skimming from me Fella.!!
Well, ok, maybe on some other posts when I am in a hurry. But not on this one. Like I said before. Sometimes I read em out loud to my @pooky-jax
Still trying to get her to post on here.
You're s no-skim kinda guy, I know.
Although on some posts...you're a skimmer. I also know that. Lol
I have seen your immense contribution to this platform since starting days... you have very identical name with taraz no doubt the platform is meant to enjoy
I am one of the many that was introduced here with money concept , but gradually I began to enjoy and sooner I get over from other social media account and learnt few about crypto. Infact hive is the gateway to crypto world... you are looking dashing!
He's my brother. Did you not know?
Yes I knew it the moment I saw your user name on hive 😉😎
Ah ok, cool.
🍻🍻
Glad you're still at it. @holoz0r and @shaidon came to the meetup on Thursday, also @killerdragon24, @ctrpch and a new guy.
Haven't established his account name yet :)
This coming social media ban for under 16s is going to force everyone to dox themselves to use Facebook, Twitter, etc; I've been thinking the next few months might prove fertile timing for a recruitment drive.
The esafety commish can't sue a blockchain.
Honestly, I rather have the kids spend time on HIVE-Blogs than FB/IG and all that. Here, they can learn things and get exposed to some really good content. That's not the case anywhere else anymore 😅 But we'll see, maybe Hive will become big enough to be felt as a threat to the government 🤣
Don't forget TikTok, now kids want to be tiktokers... It's full of dumb videos or challenges they copy...
It's all rubbish and kids are mostly fucken dick heads.
I'll try and grow mine not a dumbass, for now he doesn't even know whats a tablet
It's an uphill battle these days! But I'm working on the same, though she knows what that is already. At least she's not totally fixated on screens and knows that she can watch a movie per week, and is fine with that.
Until they are little it is not too hard, the problem I think is when they grow up and at school everyone else watches screens, that will be a tough battle I think... For now it's still ahead time for me
Thanks mate...I recall we once did a big sheet where each of us did our projections on where we thought we'd be on Hive - I wonder what came of it.
Yeah, I heard that was coming into effect soon, and none too soon I think. Social media has a lot to answer for.
I miss the meet ups but since it's all about Splinterlands, or so it was the last we spoke of it, I haven't bothered as I have no interest or knowledge of it, and no desire to.
I think another user who is no longer active took that sheet with him. We've not seen him for a bit, but Adelaide is a small place, and he's still alive, just dormant on HIVE and other places they were previously active.
I doubt they have that sheet anymore.
I know for sure my predictions were wrong about my personal holdings, I wanted my dream camera lens, and acted upon it.
I've had nothing in Splinterlands for a long time now, and the most recent meet up, probably owing to my presence, wasn't 100% about Splinterlands ;)
The salt and pepper squid was delicious. We've relocated to the Duke of Brunswick now, if you want to catch up next month. Maybe we can do some curation or downvoting together :D
Sheet thief!
I remember the cheese burgers at that other place fondly.
Let me know when it is, I'll see what I can do.
This place serves burgers too, many gluten free options present as well. The food options are much more varied.
Last Thursday of every month, from 6PM. That means the next one is August 28th :)
Just don't run away in horror at the sight of my much longer hair and much longer beard.
I'll have to skip August then, (work trip in Sydney that week), I'll keep it in mind for the following month.
I'll try to remain in place rather than run away to some other place. Lol.
September it is ;)
Damn I forgot about that. I think it was like 5 years, and we did it in 2017 and pulled it out again in 2022. I was wildly bullish.
Yes, we've definitely focused more on Splinterlands, mostly because that's where the rapid developments have been. Hive's much more consistent, month to month; so less to catch up on.
Yeah, I figured that that was why the meet up morphed into a Splinterlands meet up. Makes sense.
Since I follow you on Hive, almost since my beginnings, I have admired many things about you, one of them is the way I perceive how you manage your time, I understand that you live your life outside of Hive, which by the way seems like a very interesting and busy life, yet you still have time to be here and be like almost no one else does, because you are one of the few (or I don't know if there are many like you around here) that answers every comment left for you and boy are there a lot of comments.... In addition you frequently post something that has value and you also give us every weekend the engagement topics, not only that, but you read them, you vote them (or not), you refer some to curangel, you make a list of your favorites, you post again, you get comments again, you keep responding and stop counting.... Wow it really is to be admired, no allusion intended, but that's how I feel.
Thanks for your nice comments.
I have put a lot of effort into what I do here and have enjoyed it, and still do. It's sometimes difficult like for the rest of this week I'll be travelling for work in another State of Australia and it'll be difficult to be as active but I will try and probably succeed because of the enjoyment factor.
I appreciate your comments and seeing what you see...thanks for your kindness.
A few days ago, I was talking to someone here at Hive about how people are encouraged to join but are not told everything, only part of the story, in order to attract them, and often what they are told is not entirely true, such as the issue of earnings. Then those people become discouraged for that reason and others and leave. That happens because they are not doing what they are passionate about, what they enjoy. That should be the starting point. Then others start doing anything, even if they don't like it, and in the end that doesn't work for them either.
The key is to do what you love to do, then the rest will follow. In my case, I am very happy to develop myself in what I like and to be able to express talents such as writing, which I had given up years ago because I couldn't find the right place.
You have done an incredible job and I think you are a source of inspiration.Y a veces eso causa envidias, pero que les den!
Yep, you but th crux of the matter for sure. It's a shame because if it was done the right way the right people would want to come. Who wants to join a platform where every second post is some Nigerian wanker picking up rubbish and posting it for an upvote. Disgusting.
Or posts with 10 photos, all selfies, and written content consisting of 100 words that say nothing. I see a lot of that, and there is no quality in it.
So much shit.
Yes, too much crap, that also discourages people.
Indeed.
For me too, Hive takes time and brings pleasure. But I also think about earning money in the future thanks to this blockchain. I have plans to earn more than $ 1 million here :)
A million? That'd not be enough in my country but it'd be a good start I guess. Good luck.
I didn't say I want to make $1 million. I said I want to make $1 million on Hive :)
I know what you wrote.
Some of these thoughts pop up in my head from time to time, also. But we all have our personal lives beyond Hive, and sometimes, no matter how much we want to stay active, there are literally more important things that need our time and attention. Sadly, this often leads to not being so popular anymor,e which is not always fair.
Being popular is overrated; being true to oneself, enjoying oneself and feeling like the time spent is of value is more important.
I didn't realize that you had so many haters.
I am glad that you stay and continue with your content as is. I like the honest opinions.
(Nice nipple-stand btw. 😋)
Yeah, issue a downvote and people go fucken nuts saying all sorts of things...and that never helps them at all.
Ah, indeed.
But I mean... first stop, you run a community and prompts and you are a curator... is it not your job to moderate those spaces?
So you use your judgement that the content does not adhere to the rules and then you pass a downvote right?
I have seen you be "bonkers" but I have never see you be "crazy".
Yep it is, but people are cunts so feel entitled to do whatever they like in my communities which never ends well for them.
Pretty much, or it's muted.
If someone comes along and doesn't adhere to a rule I've set in a space I created for myself (one of my communities) I'll deal with it.
People talk about freedom to do as they like...well yep for sure. But that same freedom extends to me and I'll use it.
Indeed.
I was going pretty hard at the beginning where I was trying to put out a post every day. It was stressful and I felt like I was on the verge of burning out. Now that I just stick to five days a week and doing what I can on the weekend if I feel like it, things are much better. I find HIVE much more enjoyable and it's a place I really appreciate.
Yep, no point making it stressful.
I don't like to praise people I barely know, and because it's done through computer keyboard strokes. There may be misinterpretations. I prefer to praise eye to eye. In this impossibility, even so, I'll take a chance.
If I stop posting, rest assured that a part of HIVE will die.
He's one of the few people I see offering his rod and teaching how to fish. His weekly challenges are proof of this; you encourage people to grow.
Obviously, he's rude about what he doesn't like, which is perfectly legitimate.
Those who have the courage to show who they are make enemies.
Keep growing and helping others grow. Because that's why decentralized networks were born: to help others (those who deserve it).
I noticed your RC is very low. So I added a little magic dust.
Have a good week.🤝
Thank you for your words and magic dust, I like a sprinkling of magic dust now and then.
Galen.. I don't know how to tell you this man.. but you could cut diamonds with those nipples. At attention! Lol.
I hear you man, the time spent from the financial side doesn't add up to a lot if you're really crunching the numbers compared to other fiat-related efforts, but it is for sure the enjoyment and the people that bring me, and certainly you, back onto the chain day after day. I think the community of great people for sure makes things a lot more enjoyable, with the potential hive rewards as an added bonus for some great banter.
I've certainly noticed you scaled back, and it makes sense to make some re-prioritizations with our time in the world. I would be sad to see the day you switched to voting only, but things happen and we have to roll with the hand we're dealt, so if you do, all good man!
It was funny, I thought of you the other day and had a laugh. We went to the beach and when we got home, I was cleaning the car and there was sand in every fucking crevice imaginable, and even some underneath a spot that made me think how the fuck did it get there? Then I had a laugh, thinking you're right, in that the beach is great but the sand gets EVERYWHERE no matter what you do. Fuckers.
It was cold.
And there were diamonds to cut.
💍
Honestly, this is the most personal post I've read on Hive in a while; it's honest, it's experienced, and it's righteously angry.
Cheers mate. To be honest, I tried not to come across as angry but it angers me that this excellent thing (Hive) is so abused and mistreated by so many and that the community (other than a few like myself) do nothing to address the shit behaviour.
After so many years (into my ninth) I sometimes get a bit disappointed with it and certainly angry. I persist though, do what I can, what I think us right, and go from there.
I completely agree with you and understand you, your effort will be appreciated by loyal people who are aware of the amount of dedication provided.
There's good p oppe our there, just that most of then can't be as effectively seen because of the rubbish; that makes it problematic when it comes to onboarding more good ones.
Imagine looking from the outside in at all those shit posts about picking up rubbish or the spend HBD fuckassery. It's disgusting, nothing more than digital detritus. That's what Hive looks like from the outside to those looking into it as a potential place to blog.
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