Hive has been and still is massively undervalued. Some of us on Hive understand its importance and the value of freedom of speech, but many Hivians are here simply to earn—whether it's because blogging has changed their lives, helped them buy new phones, or even cars.
There has always been, and still is, a huge gap in the onboarding system—specifically in taking care of new users. Many who start posting are never seen by others. We spend money to onboard people, but we don’t do enough to support them once they’re here.
That being said, Hive is an amazing platform, and you can build so much on this blockchain. Take Splinterlands as an example—they built a game on Hive but focused on attracting users from outside the Hive ecosystem. We need more of that. We need to develop tools and dApps on Hive that users and companies can integrate into their daily lives—without necessarily knowing they’re using Hive. Currently, most projects built on Hive stay within the Hive community and remain dependent on Hivians.
We have incredible ideas where Hive could be a game-changer, but we lack developers (since, of course, they all want to be paid), and, well—no cash. I wonder if there are developers out there willing to help just for the sake of making the world a better place.
It’s difficult to retain users as most of the time you end up missing posts, the 24 hour curation window is another factor contributing to this issue.
All in all though this blockchain has a lot to offer and most of the crypto ”enthusiasts” haven’t caught up on it yet.
Software development takes a lot of time, so it’s difficult to find people willing to work either underpaid or not paid at all.
Exactly! I wonder how Inleo, with their mass onboarding (if they are real users), is taking care of everyone. At least we have communities supporting users, but it would be great to have extra motivation. Take @hivebuzz as an example—I think a lot of people misjudge the importance of this tool, and since its survival is determined by DHF, I fear we could lose them. It looks like their proposal didn’t receive enough votes.
DHF is a great way to get support from the blockchain, but ultimately, it is run by the whales and not by the people. Even though Hive has no CEO, in some ways, the future of Hive depends on what four or five whales decide. But in the end, it’s still worth trying.
Overall, it’s nice to see you are still posting on Hive. 😉