RE: Summer Reflection #29: Lock 'em Out

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RE: Summer Reflection #29: Lock 'em Out

tarazkp in Reflections • 5 months ago

The main problem that I see is that there aren't many content consumers here... most posts aren't really getting read by the outside world... and then, why would they?

It is something that I have been thinking a bit about lately. I don't see it in the same way though. The "outside world" is a bunch of strangers that are connected by ad-revenue models. That is a simplification, but it is essentially what it is. Most of the content that is created anywhere is pretty useless, other than DIY stuff, because it doesn't actually provide anything personal, anything that connects people. It is a lot of random.

What I would like to see is where real communities form, but that only happens when people actually interact with each other to the point they get to know each other, otherwise, there is no skin in the game. Here, through ownership, it is a step to having skin in the community and that could lead to more humane interactions.

Signing up should be easily available on every front end. It should be on the splash page of all whenever anyone isn't logged in. And, it should be "free" in the sense that it can't earn until it has staked enough, either through buying or earning through content creation. It can have something like 20 comments a day and one post or something like that.

I feel like I could spend all my time refuting the misinformation on Hive with actual data... but would that be a good use of my time? Would anyone actually ever see it or care?

You can do that on any platform. They are all cesspools.

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aussieninja 5 months ago (edited)

Most of the content that is created anywhere is pretty useless, other than DIY stuff, because it doesn't actually provide anything personal, anything that connects people. It is a lot of random.

This is, ah, a pretty bold claim.

How would you explain the high daily usage of Twitter, Threads or Instagram if people aren't getting any value from those sites? If it's useless, why do people keep logging back in?

They log in precisely because they feel connected. They have friends and family on those platforms, they have people posting about stuff they care about. Those sites are popular precisely because it's all extremely personal. I don't think they should... but a huge number of people are getting their news from social media, they're being entertained and they feel like someone sees their content.

There is so much content on Hive that never gets a single comment, if you were posting to Hive purely to interact with others I think you'd be pretty disappointed. So much of what is posted on Hive is posted with the lens of 'Will this get upvoted?'

I would love people for feel ownership of the Hive blockchain with their stake... but let's be real.. the vast majority of people just see Hive as a means to make money... and if the votes stop or Hive drops significantly in value, the posting will stop too.

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tarazkp 5 months ago

This is, ah, a pretty bold claim.

I don't see it as a bold claim really at all. If it doesn't change your behavior for the better, it is useless.

If it's useless, why do people keep logging back in?

Addiction and the feeling that they are getting something out of it. When you are training, you could watch a lot of training videos, but unless you get off your ass, you aren't going to get better.

They log in precisely because they feel connected. They have friends and family on those platforms, they have people posting about stuff they care about.

Are you spending your time there? A lot of people are complaining because they don't see their family and friends unless they go there directly (like here), otherwise they get pushed content and adverts. I don't know much about TikTok, but it is a lot of random trash that doesn't help anyone. If you want to look at harmful content, look at most of the "influencers" pushing paid products.

I don't think there is a problem seeing Hive as for making money - but people could consider how that money can be made. It doesn't have to only be through content - ownership can work too - and better. It is like a business, isn't it?

People would rather be an employee.

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aussieninja 5 months ago

It's not the feeling that they're getting something out of browsing social media, they are actually getting something out of it. People are checking social media all day long because that's where the latest news is breaking, as well as the most up to date opinions and jokes.

People who post a lot might be addicted to the dopamine rush of likes or whatever, but the vast majority of social media users are people browsing, not posting. They browse because they get something out of it... and people post because that's where the eyeballs are.

Fundamentally that's the problem with Hive... until there are some creators posting content exclusively to Hive that the general public is interested in, the content will always be better on the centralized sites.

There's no problem with seeing Hive as a means to make money at all... the problem I see is that if people ONLY post what they think will get upvotes then it becomes a silo very quickly... especially when a lot of upvoted content is misinformation.

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