Hive is a gateway drug
Oh man Hive, what a rush. Waiting for that 7 day payout period to arrive, scratching away at your skin hoping the market doesn't tank or rise too much so it doesn't impact your payout. Constantly scouring content curating hoping not to dip below 90% but always failing to maintain above it..
Do I downvote? Will I receive one back? Will it cost me my hit of Hive, I need this $#!+ to live. This internet money is addictive, I didn't make enough this month so I'm going to drop in another $50. Yeah that looks good, just a little more.... did that guy vote for me? I voted for him like 10 times already. OMG look at these Whales! I want to be a whale, if I post 99999999 in 120 years time I'll be that big. Fark it I'll buy more, damn now I have no money for food.
0h I just got a whale upvote that felt good, I need it again, again, just one more time and then another time. Oh look a new community I better Ape in. Crap I've used all my Hive, better buy more. Oh it's OK just another $10 won't hurt. Crap! Community token is dipping, it's just a dip better buy more. Damn losing more cash ah well throw more cash at it. Look! Decentralised finance I'm going all in this is it, this is the big one this will make me rich, damn just lost the lot a pump and dump. Where to next?
What! Divs I better Ape in more more $10 for a 1c return but this is great, fantastic. I need more better get more Oh wait I didn't post I need to post. Hi mate how are you?
Damn down to my last Hive hit better head over to all the discord groups, hi,hi,hi,hi,hi,hi no response. Oh look his a great article copy paste. What Hive watchers are crap! Why you steal my cash? It's mine! All mine! It's the whales fault look how much they earn. What they invested real cash and believed in the platform?
I need more, one day pump oh look a pump quick quick quick buy more, oh man my upvote only increased by 0.0000001c I need more. Hey man upvote my shit.
Is Hive like crack for some people?
It's quite interesting really, I have been watching a few people run around the block chain like headless chooks. As if trying to score free internet money and produce nothing. I find it even funnier that people complain when they get caught out for being plagiarists which is one of the holy grails of Hive. Don't steal someone else's crap.
What about discord! Hahaha OK I have to admit I do this sometimes too, but I do intend on having a conversation and sometimes there just isn't anything going on or no one responds. You'll usually find me clogging up the chat in the Man Cave it's one of the most diverse and active chats.
It is a mishmash of insanity that hosts politicians, extreme right, pro Vax, anti Vax, misogynistic non misogynistic I don't really know how to explain it other than it is like the real world.
My experience of Hive has been great, I've been around for abit and what I originally came for didn't really work out but I've stayed for the lols and to practice my writing. I also like learning and sharing stories which I've found Hive is a great platform for.
Some people operate stunning blogs and have full control over their formatting and styles. I'm pretty basic when it comes to this kind of thing and used to the mainstream media style, just type with pretty pictures.
Hive is a broad church with plenty of things to see and do, there's always new people jumping in and out which is great and its even better when they stick around. I've made friends, I've made not friends but most of all it's been a wonderful asset to get me through the longest lockdown on the globe in Melbourne, Australia.
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Electronic-terrorism, voice to skull and neuro monitoring on Hive and Steem. You can ignore this, but your going to wish you didnt soon. This is happening whether you believe it or not. https://ecency.com/fyrstikken/@fairandbalanced/i-am-the-only-motherfucker-on-the-internet-pointing-to-a-direct-source-for-voice-to-skull-electronic-terrorism
It sounds so stressful to rely on Hive when you put it like that xD
Its correct though, some people are running around like headless chickens and get hot headed when called out instead of accepting responsiblity :D
Good post man :D
Haha tell me about it. Looks like you have one on your butt now. Lol
The life of a Hiver.
The downvote dude? Thats just a weird bot, downvoting with -1% it does nothing xD
I looked at my ref and it looks like I brought you own board mate.
That's Dope.
me? or west? :D
Whales are over rated, Good stuff man.
🤣 this is true. So many people complain. It's good reading though as Queen once said "An escape from reality"
haha ye xD
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I've been trying to keep it to claiming rewards once per month for ease of keeping records. But, it's so easy to push the Claim button. I'm like a rat with a cocaine pellet dispenser.
It's so addictive though! I'm always checking to see if I've got something to claim. NFI why lol
Lol, I have seen some of that behavior around and I do act sometimes like that.
What can I say, there is so much to do, and we all are a bit guilty of doing a few things we don't like.
I am sure people buy tribe tokens in hope that they will get better returns, and maybe in future, they can sell them and accumulate more hive.
I don't buy much. Just a few game tokens that I like to play. Dcity, Dcrops, and recently risingstars and splinterlands.
I think play to earn games will be big in future, just don't know which ones.
Plus it's always fun to do something else than to write and engage. And sometimes talk about different things.😅
What can I say, I am addicted to all these games, and keep a tab open to play some of them in the background😅
Hahhaha yes, I'm guilty too.
I wouldn't be lying if I say Hive is crack to me
I have to sniff it every now round the clock in order to stay or feel alive 🥺
It's quite addictive..... I won't lie
Everything you said is true, I can see myself in most of the lines..... And I am pleased to be a part of this ecosystem
As I re read it I do believe ive forgetten some parts around notifications. I think we're all a little bit like this in some way.
Ha! This is brilliant! Hive definitely is addictive. I love me a hit of curation and writing :-) I have just been accumulating and staking Hive and POB, reinvesting it into the platform for the good of all and it benefits me too. I've only used nominal HBD to swap for some Dec to get going in Splinterlands, otherwise, it all stays invested. It's crazy how I feel these days if I haven't had a hit of Hive in the evenings. Alternatives like FB, the Twits and even other chains don't come close to the satisfaction derived from "bumping" into the regulars on the block. Keep Hiving mate, you are doing great!
Hive is alot better than FB it doesnt throw crap into your face. I quite like the contests and the engagement feels alot more sincere.
Well for a start there is actual engagement lol. I used to spend a lot of time on FB. Now I pop on for a few minutes each day only just to see if any of my family or friends, especially those who live continents away from me, have posted any new photos or ramblings about their lives. I spend a good portion of my spare evening time on the Hive and proof of Brain, to the extent that I haven't streamed anything to my TV in weeks!
Wow. I was enjoying my read about hive already and even got to know more.
Yeah. I've made a lot of friends here even when I have a few in real life. The ones here are fun, got good vibe and I've gotten to learn a thing or two from each one especially you @melbourneswest. !PIZZA
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Its definitely a great platform to learn alot about crypto on and I quite enjoy my time here. Also watching communities grow is pretty awesome.
Damn!
hahahahah
What an incredible comparison! Though I don't feel like I'm an addict that way hahaha
I'm more of that person excited about something new who spends his time dedicating himself to better hahah
Anyway, I loved it, it was GREAT my friend!
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the post I feel it captured alot of the behaviours on the block chain, mine included at times. Lol
Hive can be like that i mean say some rich guy who's like for example a OG in bitcoin finds out about Hive and spends money I guess that's ok he/she could sustain, probably make more income using hive
Hilariously, as time goes on, I'm getting more and more apprehensive about posting.
That's why I've been stacking
shitHE tokens, HBDs and stuff to avoid having to post much down the road.Thats a great plan and one I'm trying to figure out. I think you have some great selections on what to HODL and I need to lift my game abit more on them 🤣
Hello!
People's behavior is the most interesting thing to watch.
You're caught for stealing but yet try to put up defense. Lol.
For what really? I guess we don't think alike. We might not have gotten what we actually came for, but surely, we've gotten something.
The analogy in this post is actually true (although I'm not a drug addict in another sense, haha).
I think it's sometimes scary (and at the same time weirdly funny) how much I have to log in here every day to post and / or read something.
Those addictions went into over drive when Hive just mooned 🤣