I couldn't help thinking about artists and actors who feel over rewarded for their success, feeling guilt for being successful when so many other aspiring artists are struggling.
I think Hive more than anywhere is ideal for people who are over rewarded. Success means that you can delegate, upvote including autovotes, and lead communities to do whatever good things your influence allows. More importantly, a large enough account can have helpers distribute votes.
In the physical world, a successful artist couldn't delegate their wealth. They would have to donate it or bear the cost of running a campaign. That's very different here on Hive. One doesn't have to give away anything to help the community.
There are some people I have on autovote because they are consistent in the quality of their work. But, there aren't too many people on autovote. I agree that to some degree this is like patreon.
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ENGAGEtokens.Do you think they do feel guilt over this? I think a lot of the actors are often so self-absorbed that they might not care about those doing the hard yards.
This is becoming more and more common with large accounts as they just don't have the bandwidth to spend reading - but want their votes to matter where they want to matter.
This will become much more apparent and vital when price moves. There was once a big news story about Dash giving something like 10,000 dollars to help Venezuela, an amount that was going out to them on Steem weekly at the time. Price makes a lot of things far more likely and, a lot can be done, we just have to get there.
I think you may be right about actors to some extent. I think at the very least they have to pretend to feel guilt.
I didn't know about how much Steem was going out to Venezuela. That's fascinating. It reminds me that I have the means to buy up more Hive and should do it. This would increase my position, make a very small contribution to raising the price, and help me make a difference in the lives of those who rely on rewards. Even though I know that this works, it's hard to believe that everybody is winning here.
It isn't that high now, but I remember someone getting an audit done and it was a lot, because the pool was worth much more. Currently the pool is about 200K worth, but when HIVE is 4 dollars, it would be worth about 3.2 million - that is a lot of spread.
it isn't much of a win at current market price, but if the pool increases significantly so it is, it is a bargain to buy now. Most people want the value now though, so sell. necessity may play a role for some, but not all.
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