Thanks for the reminder that I was going to get back to this! 😅
I've had some of the best conversations on Hive that I've ever had. There is so much to be said about this platform, however, I find it hard to envision mass adaption because of the daunting prospect of the passkeys and the learning curve, which is not only figuring out how it works, but the right way to interact on here while avoiding doing the wrong thing and gaining the attention of hivewatchers.
Having said that, if we had the kind of mass adoption that Facebook, for example, has, would the conversation level drop to that of mainstream social media? Is it the tough learning curve and the heavy responsibility that comes with the passkeys that brings a certain type of people here?
Yup I understand what you mean entirely. Myself and a workmate, who I brought to the chain shortly after I joined, discuss this constantly. For any kind of mass adoption, ((what I should have clarified)) I envision Dapps and forks and upgrades that address the idea of the keys and also see a day when getting fiat on to an exchange is not akin to a military exercise.
I almost accept this as done in a year or two for the simple reason that if it is not, investment and mass adoption would never be feasible. I write when discussing the chain, from a place of this already having happened.
The funny thing is that this comment actually forced me to quantify what I mean by 'mass adoption' that's what quality discourse is for right, that's what the best comments do, elaborate on the narrative proposed? I now understand when I talk about mass adoption that I mean a few million users, ((mass enough for me lol)) I guess in the big scheme of things that is not the mass, that many mean, we bandy that phrase around a lot here and I bet many have never quantified it in their own mind.
The only way the massive multi-national corporate social media that we all know are really relevant, is that we know there is a small core of the user-base who would love what we have here. I think for us to ever seek to compare us and them, it is not gonna be useful. MSM will always drive the agenda and promote them before us because they are not a threat to the status-quo and indeed enhance the propaganda narrative.
Indeed. It's pretty crucial that as a community, we bring people on in the right way, there is an etiquette and no mistake. I would share those concerns though, mass adoption that equals dilution of quality is a price that is too high to pay.
Thank you so much for this amazing addition to the ideas from the post. On a previous chain I was known for a time as the optimism witness... Sometimes my ideas reside in a place that doesn't conceive of the bad actors and gaming of the system by some. Because I don't contemplate it, I assume we are all rowing the boat in the same direction in harmony. I become aware from speaking to others that it is happening.
Have a wonderful weekend and a stunning brand new week to follow :D
Sorry to go on so long, it's kind of my MO now... I may contemplate changing my name to Captain Verbosity!!!