Hey Harlow,
I'm sorry that happened to you, but I have to correct you on one thing, and it could be, you are unaware or you just don't want to acknowledge it, I don't know. Traditional social media sites are censorious as f***. When you have the "wrong" opinion or attitude, you are gone in no time. There are whole communities of people, who were totally fine a couple of years or months ago on those sites (be it YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, Twitter et al) and in a second, the algorithm is flipped against them and they are shadow-banned/banned completely/called toxic and much more.
I won't get into politics, because the banning waves of late are much wider then a couple of years ago.
In that, decentralized social media like Hive may not be perfect (yet? 😊), but considerably better than traditional social media.
I wish you luck, wether you stay here and give it another try or you write on another site.
But I think, you will get the hang of it pretty quick and learn, that you can pretty much anywhere collide with others, but here, you can carve out your small space of happiness and grow your readership without harrassment or censorship.
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I appreciate your perspective. I think, in light of all the supportive comments, I am likely to stick around a while, and I hope you are correct. I have felt like one narrative is preferred on the Hive, but I like your point of view, and I hope my first impression is mistaken.
One thing I know for sure is that, although it is important to have opinions and beliefs, it is equally important to watch, listen, and learn. Then, we must be prepared to alter our opinions and beliefs based on the new information we have gathered.
So, I will keep an open mind and bear what you have said in my thoughts.
I'm glad, you're sticking around for a while. I have to say, it is quite disorienting for a newbie. I felt the same way, read a thousand posts and had many more questions. It is a steep learning curve.
I for one joined the German-speaking discord and the discord for ecency, in my opinion the best frontends for Hive with a very beginner friendly (and friendly all around) community and community leaders. (@good-karma and @melinda010100 helped me with some questions early on and were very patient). That could be a path for you as well.