In a blink of an eye, it's been three years since I started messing around on Hive (then Steem). At least, @hivebuzz remembers. I'm to the point where I sometimes have to think for a bit when people ask me when my real birthday is. But hey, it's a nice occasion, I suppose.
I have mentioned why I came to Hive here and there on the chain and off chain. It wasn't some glorious vision or fervent devotion to a decentralized world. It was more of an escape from the status quo then.
Of course, I stayed. To be frank, even then, I was starting to get bored with social media. Even many of my friends, throughout the years abandoned social media altogether. That most likely has more to do with the people I surround myself with than the greater trend in the world. I mean, it's still a multibillion dollar industry.
Then again, how much of that traffic is real? Remember when I wrote about one of my favorite Twitch streamers? He received so many bot replies about the election on his videos because his screenname is Trump. When I clicked on those profiles, they appeared as normal users outside of the obvious fakes. We shouldn't be too surprised given the advanced algorithms Google, et al. have developed over time.
Then, there was the app called Hive Social trending on Twitter. Again, all the tweets were from obvious bot accounts that would appear like normal users. Except, they only respond to each other and they only follow each other.
I mean, if a small pond like Hive could have thousands of bots, expecting otherwise in the ocean would be silly. But, I digress.
I was a minnow when I wrote that to @tarazkp. Today, I'm only at 20K HP. Well, with the existence of Engine, etc. the amount of HP you see can be deceiving. This also goes to show how the ecosystem has diversified over time. It's no longer a content-only space. It was ridiculous to expect everyone to be either a content creator or curator to begin with.
Now, we have games/dapps, dividend tokens, and even interests. It may never be a top ranked project, but it's got its own little ecosystem going. I suppose that in itself makes it an all right place to hang out.
Well, here's to year four.
Posted Using LeoFinance Beta
Happy BIRTHDAY! now don't let it go to your head 😀
It already has. You are too late!
Wow, you have a real birthday and a Hive birthday really close to each other! Congrats on that. I think this next year is going to be the best yet. There is so much stuff in the works, we are going to be blown away. It should definitely make all the hard work worth it!
Posted Using LeoFinance Beta
We shall see.
My blockchain birthday is in august ( with the first account I started here that was focused on travel and stuff ) and I'll be 4 years years old :P. Oh and happy birthday :)
Posted Using LeoFinance Beta
Time flies when you are having fun.
It has been an interesting journey over the years and through the ups and downs. I don't really know what it is about this place that is so compelling, but I assume it is being able to observe the behaviors of people under so many different conditions on a way we will never be privy to on the likes of Fakebook.
Happy 3rd and have a great 4th. The 5th is going to be different again.
Thanks!
Yeah, this place certainly has changed a lot. But, in some ways, some things never change. So, we shall see what the next 3 look like.
Congrats on joining the 3-Year Club! 😃
Yup, getting old on here.
Happy 3rd birthday!
Posted Using LeoFinance Beta
Thanks!
Happy 3rd Anniversary.
When I see people's hive birthday celebration and their achievement, I remove my hat for them :)
Posted Using LeoFinance Beta
There's really not much of an achievement here really. Just me being here.
Lol, I tell you there is compared to some people I know ;)
I think you joined the same day as me, I'm expecting mine any minute.. (3 years).
I didn't even know we were twins!
May the next 3 be better than the first.
Let's hope.
Congratulations @enforcer48! You have completed the following achievement on the Hive blockchain and have been rewarded with new badge(s) :
Your next target is to reach 75000 upvotes.
You can view your badges on your board and compare yourself to others in the Ranking
If you no longer want to receive notifications, reply to this comment with the word
STOPCheck out the last post from @hivebuzz:
One day maybe.