Heh! 😜 I've got to be one of those who (having known you for a bit longer than most here) provide a "non YES-men" answer, because as you've said, huge stakeholders tend to influence the direction of discourse.
I wouldn't say all the people will "listen" because of your HP, but you're more than likely to get a huge following of bootlickers and sycophants (which is obviously true in the real world setting too).
Perhaps it all boils down to a user numbers issue. If the user size gets sufficiently large, low and mid tier "influencers" gain their own sizable followings too, just like in any mainstream social media setting.
(P.S, I don't think I'm focused very focused here, just putting together a mish mash of thoughts down in writing)
I did say it’s one of the reasons I like you! So we are on the same page! 🤣
I think we agree HP plays a huge role here. Which is really the whole point of a stake weighted chain so it makes sense me powering up would have that effect.
I think where we might disagree is how big that HP needs to be to be “effective” here.
I guess to your point it really just depends on the user base.
I think it may be the opposite of what you are saying though. If we have a lot of users and more people have “a lot” of HP. Then you would need even more HP to have the same impact. So if we had a bunch of whales on chain, my impact here would be more muted.
I actually did a poll on snaps fairly recently about how much HP someone needs to be an “effective” curator.
Someone who is mostly an author and doesn’t really curate will have less of role in what people write then someone who curates “well.” In my opinion of course.
This has been an interesting conversation! I’m glad you stopped by and shared your perspective. Sorry I called you a party pooper 😆
You're right to say that HP gives you influence and guarantees you many admirers; it would be strange if it didn't. But you know what's even stranger? Seeing a whale interacting and connecting. I know you have the right to your opinion and disagree, and perhaps you're right, but there's no doubt that this user, with their large HP, is doing something uncommon on Hive, something valuable. Seeing someone with that level of capital investing real time in responding and connecting is rare and greatly strengthens the ecosystem. I'm a member of their community, and it's a thriving and vibrant community thanks to their HP and their interaction. That's what Hive is all about, and that's how it should be. I wish many more whales would see how important and essential the Tradfi community can be in these times of crisis for Hive.
This is the opinion of a humble flatterer.
Thank you for your opinion and for giving me food for thought. Best regards.