Dear Hive Community,
I am wondering what would happen, if the Hive Community as whole and in a truly joint effort would stop posting (and even upvoting) on Steem for just one single week.
I think this would be a cool experiment!
Why I should want to do this? Why miss rewards?
We could see then what is really left of Steem. Would it still be a "critical mass"? Some of the few ones still there would maybe realize the ghost town they inhabit. It would be perhaps an EYEOPENER to them and even a final trigger to move over to Hive.
For one week it should be really OK to try it out as an experiment. For example I permanently stopped doubleposting (with few exeptions for specific reason) and I don´t regret it. I think it is generally not quite fair to drain 2 reward pools with one piece of work, is it? Also I love to interact with commentators and I don´t want to have any discussions split between two chains.
Doubleposting and doublecurating keeps an almost dead body alive and creates fake traffic. Whithout it, external people or people undecided yet where to post would have a much clearer picture of where is the real action (don´t forget, just a few know e.g. the differences already now visible from posts like this from @penguinpablo or this from @crokkon).
Here a random snapshot of my feed with doublepostings crossed out. See for yourself what is left. The first post is from a user blocked on Steem so his content is gone for good on the Steem chain (therefore I made an "X" as well).
If you like the idea, then just refrain from any interaction on the Steem chain from 11th to 17th June!
Leave the Steemians by themselves for just one week. You will survive the reduced rewards and they will get a honest feedback about their virtual community.
Apparently, the full impact is only achieved if ALL participate which seems a bit challenging (given the fact I am not in a whale network). But if you are convinced that Hive is the true decentral community social platform, YOUR PARTICIPATION is already a statement and makes a difference.
Please resteem and/or crosspost for increased reach!