Wow...I can hardly believe it's already been a year on Hive! Of course, in reality, it hasn't...let me explain.
My start with Hive was actually super-bumpy. A real-life friend got me "sold" on it, and I decided to dump out a tiny crypto account I had on Coinbase, and move those funds over to Hive to see if it was really as great as what he was describing.
Well. THAT didn't go according to plan. 😆 Here's the timeline:
10/6/22: I sign up for a Hive account. Yayyy! 🎉
10/10/22: I move money from Coinbase (which doesn't list HIVE) to Bittrex (which does) and buy HIVE at a tad over $0.49 per token
Later in the day on 10/10/22: I find out that Bittrex won't let me withdraw those funds to hive until 2 weeks have passed. I sigh in frustration, but figure this is just par for the course with crypto.
10/24/22: It's two weeks after buying my HIVE, and I'm super excited to move it over to the blockchain and start using it! But what's this? The price has fallen a bit. Ah well. Another thing I should expect with crypto, right? Then, the real blow. Bittrex is no longer connecting with the Hive blockchain due to technical difficulties. There is no way to get my tokens to Hive! Not to worry, though, they say they'll have this fixed soon.
Pfft. Yeah, right.
Much time passes, with me checking often to see if they've fixed their interface with Hive.
12/2/22: FINALLY Bittrex stops holding my tokens hostage and lets me transfer them to the blockchain. Between HIVE's value dropping and their fees, my money has lost half of its value, but hey, at least I'm finally on-chain!
So while I'm posting this on the day that I signed up for Hive a year ago, it was quite some time before I had enough HP or resource credits to do anything exciting.
I won't bore you with tales of the dozens of other bumps and bruises I took along the way toward being a happy Hivian. There were many! But I slowly expanded my knowledge, and along with it, my friend group. I have met SO MANY fantastic people thanks to this blockchain! I don't want to name any specifically, for fear of accidentally leaving some out and hurting feelings. Not to mention my memory is terrible! I will give a shoutout to @sinistry though, because he's my RL friend who onboarded me and put up with SO MANY QUESTIONS in the beginning. As well as listening me to cuss Bittrex and every other hurdle I encountered along the way. 😂
I was just having a conversation with him a couple days ago, and marveling at how, when we talk about Hive, we're practically speaking another language. One that he had to help teach me! 😄
I do, however, want to name a few groups that I became a part of, and that I am so, SO thankful for. I'd recommend these groups to anyone new to Hive who wants to put in the time and effort to learn how to really understand the blockchain and all its possibilities.
- The PIZZA community - a fantastic group of folks that I still play games with almost every weekend!
- The PIMP District - another great group of people I hang with regularly. I have learned SO MUCH at the weekly conference calls they hold in their Discord.
- The WOO game and community - if you have ever enjoyed professional wrestling, but don't know about this project, you owe it to yourself to look them up and find out more!
- Killers of the Depraved/Manglers of the Depraved - Splinterlands guilds that took me in when I was still a novice and helped me grow and flourish in the game.
- Last, but certainly not least, The Alliance - This group of wonderfully unique and real people has become an important part of my chosen family, and I absolutely adore getting to hang out with them each week.
Special mention also goes to the folks at The Terminal, who are constantly, tirelessly helping out newbies to the blockchain, and all the denizens of @ravenmus1c's Discord server, who have always been super kind and helpful to me!
A huge thank you to everyone from all of these groups, and everyone else I've met along the way. You've made Hive fun, interesting, and incredibly worthwhile! ❤️💛💚💙💜🤗
That said, this post is already getting a bit lengthy. So instead I'll just say that Hive has been a fascinating and enlightening journey. I have onboarded one person myself, and am still working on another, and that is definitely an excellent way to learn - newbies ask questions that make you really hunt for answers! But with all the wonderful people I've met, I now at least know where and whom to ask, and that's the best feeling of all. Thank you, Hive, for becoming my new favorite place!
Lady Willendorf
Happy Hiversary! I am so happy you're here with us! 💗
And I am so grateful that you and the fam adopted me! 💜💜💜
Congratulations on one year!
Thank you so much!
You're very welcome and have an amazing day.
You too!
Glad to see you had recently your hive anniversary! :D
That's so cool! I just realised that not only are we linked through @thealliance but also the great man himself...@krakhenjr, through your Splinterlands guild! Love the community vibes and look forward to seeing more of your posts in the future. Have a great weekend!
Oh wow, I didn't realize you were linked to krakhenjr! Thanks for visiting and I hope to see more of your posts as well! 💜
!PIZZA
Yeah, I've got to know him from his time streaming for Splinterlands TV on Twitch and now through his own channel. He always speaks fondly of your guild so it must be a good one. No worries, I try to support fellow Alliance members where I can.
Twitch/SPLTV is how I met him as well! He was recruiting for the Manglers during his stream, and I couldn't believe he'd consider a newb like me. I was so happy!
Lol! Those days taught me a lot, too, particularly how hard it is to talk about Hive. There's so much for a newcomer to learn and get tripped up on, it's almost as difficult to walk someone through as it is to just step back while they wander, and guide along the way.
I'm glad you've settled in and are feeling at home here. It is kind of a long hike to get here, but there's no other place like it. 😁
Very, very true! Thanks again for introducing me to it!
!PIZZA
!PIMP
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Happy Hiveaversary! It seems you had quite the journey to get started, we're all glad you stuck with it! Here's to many more years Hiving to your heart's delight!
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Thank you so much!
!PIZZA
We love you! And man, fuck Bittrex. They did the same shit to me with some various crypto and held it hostage for almost a year! Talk about frustration. So I feel ya on that sweets. Grats on sticking it out for your first year though! Not everyone would be so astute in their pursuit.
!PIMP
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!LUV
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! help(no space) to get help on Hive. InfoI'm sorry you had to tangle with Bittrex too. Ah well, live and learn, right?
Everyone loves you too, Witty, I hope you know that! Well, everyone who counts. 😁 Keep on keepin' on while you wait for the skies to brighten. 💜
!PIMP
!PIZZA
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Happy first cake day!
Reading about your struggles getting your Hive on chain was rough, I'm so sorry you lost out from the wait! Glad that you stuck around regardless, and found a home here. It was cool to read about your journey here so far 🤗
!PIMP !PIZZA
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Thank you! I'm glad I stuck around too. Otherwise I wouldn't have met awesome people like you! 💜
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