I understand what you are saying.
At the same time: Once they get over that barrier of signup, they will then get stuck at the next best thing.
Our Hive just isn't web 2.0 stuff like twitter.
It's more complicated.
Even if they understood technically- Most people are uncomfortable with handling their own money, reading uncurated content or... well... thinking for themselves.
I just don't believe mass adoption will ever be a thing.
It doesn't have to; We can occupy a niche, forever. That is ok.
There are plenty of people who need this product, want this product and will put the time or the 3$ in to get an account.
I'm afraid they will never hear of our Hive though, because the name was chosen so incredibly poorly.
I mostly agree about the name, but it might be a mistake to change it now. Could dilute the small amount of brand recognition that's been cultivated. Besides, the front-end names are many and fairly unique, and that's probably how most new people come to sign-up, besides Splinterlands.
What would you have chosen instead of Hive, out of curiosity?
I could not come up with a name worse than Hive, that's for sure.
There even is a NASDAQ listed company called 'Hive blockchain solutions'
The incredible incompetence this took makes me cringe.
...I would have called it: Alyce and Bob's blockchain.
There's a music festival called Hive too
Alyce with a 'Y'... I like it :]
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