A lot of questions... 😃
What is Hive's USP (Unique Selling Point)
I suppose we don't have a USP, which isn't a bad thing... I suppose that's one of the GOOD SIDES of HIVE and maybe one of the best proofs that we are decentralized... If we had only ONE selling point, it would mean that everyone uses the platform in the same way... But, HIVE means completely different for many Hivians... For one, it's a milking cow for author rewards, for others, a nice source of money for doing a small dev work, for some it's the only social network where the data is YOURS, etc.
Personally, I came here for the money... Found a Splinterlands video where the author said that you can earn crypto by playing the game... What do you need more of? 😃 Of course, as time was passing by, my USP was changing, and at this moment, I suppose I'm here because of the people I met here... Without HIVE, I wouldn't travel to some places around Europe, as I was attending Hive meetups in them... For me, HIVE is more than an ordinary social network, as it "lured" me to go IRL and meet other Hivians! Don't know why that happened, but it did... lol...
The situation in the communities isn't as bad as it may look like from the outside... Yes, we do have some pricks among whales, but you can build a nice, healthy community without them... Maybe you will not get big upvotes, but you can still get some great people around you, and build connections...
As a matter of fact, the best thing that could happen to HIVE would be that everyone does what it knows to do the best... and to not put their nose everywhere... 😂
In the end, HIVE is a never-ending WIP, which is fine by me... It should be like that, as it is not perfect... Foundations aren't bad, and if we don't like it, we can fork out, which can happen easily... It happened before, it can happen again... Not just in the blockchain history, but also in IRL history books...
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Great take! Thanks for the reply!
There's definitely logic in your argument: having one USP could limit us. Hive is pretty open to all and offers different incentives to different users. Maybe I need to jump a little deeper into the social aspect, creating those bonds and bringing them into RL!
I've certainly met some interesting characters through Hive, and I'm thankful for them. I'm beginning to reshape my views and appreciate the social aspects more. For the most part, I was too data-driven and focused on 'building' instead of simply 'growing'.
You're right, communities can grow and flourish without those whales' support (or downvotes!) It's easy enough to fly under the radar as a 'normal' user using Hive for what it is, whether that be the content creation for money, the friend-making, or the community building!