Well st--m is under 4c now and they keep going somehow. It comes down to whether the witnesses and node owners will keep going. Even if the sites shut down we could use apps. What would you be giving up? I'd sure miss the people. I've been on other platforms that shut down (Google+, Tsu etc) and the communities got fragmented so I lost touch with people. Hive is my main online home and I'd be reluctant to give it up.
I feel the same way about HIVE, but it feels more and more like people are giving up.
I never came here for the money. My son told me years ago (8!) that it was better than Twitter because it was decentralized and it had free speech. He added that I might earn coin. That's it. It was always about the blogging, the people, the votes. It was always a place to interact with others from all over the world. As time passed I realized this was a very important place for some, for those who needed outside sources of income. Then I had the added incentive of helping an economic system grow, a system that was economically important to some people. My early motivations still exist. I'm here for the people, for the blogging, and for those who need, actually need, the income Hive can bring them.
As long as the doors are open (and I'm able) I'm here.
Much the same with me. I am lucky not to need the extra income, but I can help others. It is such a diverse and interesting community here even if it is quite small. I've met so many cool people.
Things end, happens all the time, and life goes on. Hive is a shadow of it's former self, partlty a byproduct of people (good people) moving on and so many other people (and concepts) sticking around when it would be better if they fucked off.
One of the attractions of the blockchain for me was that it can carry on as long as someone processes blocks. We don't rely on some corporation. We are small, but then there are smaller communities out there on forums and other centralised sites. We just don't get to choose who stays :)
Indeed. I guess if there's a better, more interesting or engaging place to be in a person's estimation of it then that person will be there.
Sheesh! @steevc. ¿Don't you think it's absolutely a childish ridiculousness not to write steem with all its letters?
Well the name leaves a bad taste and I don't like to give them any SEO juice. But it is childish too 😁