Hey @stevec - great post and insights. As you know I'm new to Hive but certainly the way it was introduced to me was that I could create the content I've been posting elsewhere here and (eventually) get rewarded for it. (of course having come in I'm grasping that it's so much more than that...)
As a content creator (and consumer for that matter) I much prefer Instagram to the other social networks - I think the format of being (originally anyway) foremost about great images is good, and encourages creativity and quality. Although it's obviously expanded a lot beyond that I still think the quality on it is higher than elsewhere. I'm more likely to engage on it and ultimately I think it's a lot more mainstream than blog posts or tweet length content.
So - a vote for me for short form content on hive, because in my view you can definitely have quality in short form. Could be Instagram like.. or maybe something new/not done before - wouldn't that be radical?!
As I said, I don't use Instagram, so I don't really know what it's like. I am pretty old-school when it comes to social media, but I have played around with a few over the year. Many did not last (Tsu, Multiply, Orkut, Google+...). One thing I liked about Hive was that it could not be killed as long as it has enough witnesses to run it.
I've not seen a real explanation of why Hive should not be for short-form. I don't think it can really about value as we know it earns elsewhere.
I thought this post might stir up some debate.
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