Wow, that's a lot to unpack and respond to. i am glad you had fun on your vocation. these answers are not simple and I can't address them all. I will say this...are you enjoying your time on here? you mentioned wondering if you should move on. If you are genuinely having fun/enjoying yourself then I say stay. If you aren't, maybe take a break,. a longer more scheduled break and see if you miss it. Yeah HIVE is about money but also should be something you enjoy (my opinion). As for the other stuff you mentioned..it's complicated. HIVE is not truly decentralized nor "censorship" free. There are a few accounts that have all the control. It's frankly more of an oligarchy at this point. All it takes is one downvote to negate hundreds or thousands of other upvotes.
Some of these downvotes make sense ie illegal content. copyright violations etc, but so many others are simply some folks don't like certain types of content (though I have yet to see any real consistency. It's more that they allow some folks to have certain content while not allowing others to do the same). Is it really fair that one person or a small group can just downvote a post that is not illegal or violating HIVE TOS and completely negate the rewards? Not only for the author of that post but the (potential)hundreds of other folks who upvoted also lose their earnings. Is that really censorship free or the spirit of decentralized freedom? hell no. Even with other more traditional POS tokens -yes the higher the stake the better rewards but a high stake does not negate the rewards of smaller stakes(users). Though Hive-engine tokens are immune to downvotes taking away rewards which is something to consider.
As for a Hive community..I guess that depends again on what you want to do (does this idea make you happy/motivate you etc). Also can you work around these limitation of HIVE? Not all groups will every fully agree or even get along and that's just reality . That said could you make a community that is open to all and somewhat unites folks-absolutely.
Sorry I don't have much more to say at the moment. but feel free to shoot me a message if you want to chat, bounce off ideas etc.
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I had an incredible vacation, actually, it's the first one I've been on in a long time, where I was able to sloth out and forget most of Crypto. I guess I choose to be as involved as I have been over the years, so I can't really complain but it was certainly nice to have a break.
I do enjoy being on Hive, hence I tried to build my community here and become a 'real part' of the Hive ecosystem. I'm unsure whether all my time and effort were spent in the right places, but overall, it's been an exciting journey. I've met some awesome people along the way, some super cool unicorns included!
I think it's easy to point fingers and find flaws. I tried to steer clear of that in my post, although negativity still seems to find a way through, aiming for a more positive outlook from here on out. Hence, the idea of building a more 'open' space for all. It was my goal for Sloth.Buzz, but simply having a brand/community at the top already limits the potential. I should probably have just focused on 'Hive' as a whole and built from there. There is still time for that, and maybe that is my next move.
I don't imagine we could ever have a world where everyone agrees, but having a space where we can agree/disagree amicably seems logical. I had thought of creating a Discord server with all the separate projects and spaces in one place, And of course, a disagreement/debate area. Debate should be encouraged; if we all believe we are right and never have the conversation, then we're all doomed in the end! I guess the main question is: can project leads come together in such a space to make everyone's experience on Hive better, or will we all cling to our own small servers/communities and not grow together?
I try not to focus too much on "positivity" or "negativity" I used to focus on only positive but that in itself is toxic because both co exist in the world and are completely subjective. I don't think pointing out flaws is negative in of itself as long as it's not done with malicious intent. Seeing flaws or even things that you personally don't agree with can help enact change, even if it's just how you operate (I mean universal "you" not necessarily you personally). If we don't acknowledge flaws, how can we grow and (potentially). fix them? I hear you. Yes debates can often lead to growth, hearing different opinions and perspectives does help me personally to see things differently.
Maybe some folks in the HCL can chime in with different ideas/perspectives. I do like your idea.
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I must admit I'd never really considered positivity/negativity until relatively recently. Keeping yourself in check to some level does help, though (from the short time I've been paying attention). I tended to be primarily negative, probably too much so, pointing out flaws that could be easily ignored rather than offering a constructive spin, simply moaning for the sake of moaning. I guess as long as one isn't 'overly' positive/negative, we're on he right track.
Hopefully, the HCL can add some input; those would be the 'key' users in such an 'open' project. I did consider tagging many of the project leads in this post, but I never like to tag users to gain attention. Let's see what other feedback comes from this, then I'll consider being a little more direct, either with tags or DMs on Discord. The plan could only work with cooperation from others; it's too big a task for one user to do everything, as I think most project leads here on Hive have realised: one cannot run a community, develop, and expand outward all by themselves.
I'd had a similar idea before trying to use Gleem to onboard users to Hive as a whole, but it never gained much traction with any other project leads. Most people are too busy doing their own thing to put time into other projects/ideas. Maybe if we can come together in some ways, it would lift the burden on others. The hardest part is giving up what is 'yours' in the pursuit of bigger things.
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