Very good, @justclickindiva. All is well here. At least as much as can reasonably be expected. Thank you for asking.
While I did decide to completely divest from Hive, it was only just recently fully completed. Many of the L2 Hive tokens have a definite "Hotel California" aspect to them - easy to get in, very challenging to get out ...
Having said that, I guess technically I am STILL not completely out. The remaining token, however, is totally illiquid. The person behind it has assured me they will let me know, if and when that changes ...
Thank you for providing this TopComment link. Now I can see why I had not heard of it, given how new it is. At least innovation continues. That is a good sign.
From here, I will be commenting from time to time. Severing the link between truly engaging with others for its own sake vs. for the sake of being "paid" is interesting ... 😉 Hahaha ...
All the best to you! 🫡👋
Excellent idea. There was another service that popped up. CommentRewarder. It worked well for a time, but I wondered whether the commenters came because of my "excellent" content or whether to get rewarded for doing so. To check, I dropped the CR as beneficiary so that the comment flag didn't appear on my posts. Voila!
I'm also taking some profits after 5 years on chain. Apparently there are others who view this as "traitorous" activity and have decided to take action against those who indulge in such adverse actions. After all, loyalty runs runs one way, if I'm understanding those individuals correctly. Come to Hive. Bring us your content. But don't expect any decent support your opportunist! lololol
Take care.
CommentRewarder. Although I have never used it (also relatively new I think), I was aware of it and it seemed like a pretty good idea, as my understanding is that it simply "backs / reinforces" how you upvote those who comment on your post.
That is one aspect of Hive which I found to be frustrating, as I (and others) do make a sincere effort to write good comments. There are plenty of authors who simply do not EVER reward comments. At least as far as I ever experienced ... This is not personal to me, as scrolling down through the comments on these authors, they never upvote the comments of ANYONE ... And their decision has nothing to do with the threshhold below which it does not count ...
I think that is a mistake, but ... To each their own ...
I am glad to hear that. I am very sorry to hear, however, if someone is downvoting your work, as a result. This "behavior management" aspect of Hive is what led to my divestiture.
Downvoting due to plagiarism, etc.? Fine? Simply to "drive" people in one way or the other? Not even close to fine AND damaging to the prospects of any investor (IMHO) ever taking the Hive blockchain seriously, since EVERYONE's stake gets hurt by this type of activity ...
The parties involved hasn't gotten around to me and others yet. But it's just so disgusting to read how they calculate their metrics. I've include here links to article you may want to peruse that validates your decision to distance yourself. At your leisure, sir, when you want to take a trip to The Twilight Zone:
This was the first foolery:
https://peakd.com/hive/@plonketypiano/plonkety-piano-is-here-the-notes-swing-sway-and-leer
Then this:
https://peakd.com/hive-13323/@azircon/but-what-if-i-sold-hive-to-buy-sl-assets
https://peakd.com/hive-13323/@azircon/ke-ratio-as-a-guide
https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@captaindingus/understanding-your-ke-ratio-and-why-it-is-important-
P.S. Wow ... I just scrolled up through your post here and saw something new!
That was very impressive, however you did that - "roll up" the Spanish version of your post for those who click on it.
If you would be so kind, do you have a link to a post somewhere that covers what HTML wizardry is involved? Or ?...? Whatever the details are for how that feature works?
Given how much effort is clearly involved in doing that extra step, are you finding it rewarding? I would think having a Spanish version greatly expands your potential audience!
No need to invest your valuable time to reply to this, @justclickindiva. I have figured it out using the < details > and < summary > tags in HTML. This is really a very nice "upgrade" to what we can do in publishing on the Hive blockchain!
Thanks for providing me that glimpse of what is possible! 👍👍
NP. PeakD team made it simple for us. See my reply.
I am grateful for the time you have taken to find these, @justclickindiva . Having now read through them, yes, sadly, they are just more evidence for why I have chosen to remove my investment from this blockchain. The best way I can characterize these types are "self appointed" which I suppose was an inevitable part of having a decentralized blockchain.
But is it really "decentralized"? In the absence of any true form of governance, where we could actually vote for our representatives based upon something other than how big their stake (how much money they have) is in the Hive blockchain, I do not see how this gets any better. Literally a (very?) small handful of people control most of what is going on ... They are effectively unaccountable to anyone else and God only knows the best way to characterize their relationships with each other ...
Please forgive me, if I have "dredged up" some unpleasant memories. I truly wanted to just let you know I appreciated your thoughtfulness this morning. Having taken money "out of the equation," I am free now to just try and support people here and there. I do value loyalty and integrity. I suppose that is what keeps me going somewhat ...
Self appointed is exactly the term for loss of a better hierarchy that no one agreed upon. Not unpleasant memories. Just a sad state of affairs if this perceived "justice squad" is allowed to flourish and new members joining are exposed to it OR, word is spread outside of the internal "foolery". I just can't understand why those self-appointed don't see the potential damage to the brand they profess to love so much.
It truly boggles the mind. Take care.
!LADY