Many Splinterlands players are upset that the latest proposal for $500k funding is stalled, and I understand; I am also disappointed. There should be a way to counteract this indifference, rather than the usual lobbying, hatred, threats, and discord politics. Whales are fighting, and even long-time friends are arguing about this proposal.
It simply shows the state of human nature.
People will fight over things like this, but this does not imply that Hive is broken; rather, it indicates that the chain is functioning. It has not been a landslide victory for SPL. However, that is web3 for you; you have no loyalty, only rationality.
Money has always been a major issue in the real world, and it is not limited to Hive I saw a post today from an old timer who returned after a two-year absence, and he was basically complaining about how the place is flawed, terrible, and unlikely to work. I would not say he did not know what he was saying; he was correct on many points, but it is not greener somewhere else. There are always advantages and disadvantages, and unfortunately, this is the case.
The web3 space is struggling for traction, retention, and money, and Hive is no exception.
When people are not rewarded in accordance with their expectations, they begin to look for other places to go, they begin to believe that their time is not worth what they are giving, and they no longer refer to when it was good.
However, they are unaware that web3 is the most cruel space out there, with people who only look out for themselves and rugpull at any opportunity. When there is enough money to go around, loyalty is strong; when there isn't, people begin to question the technology.
This also holds true in real life.
People suffer on a daily basis to make money; some even betray the trust of those they love for money; people who require financial assistance to survive are frequently denied; in essence, the poor get poorer while the rich get richer.
There are people who spend millions of dollars at the club every day, while there are children on the streets who cannot afford to eat, people who can afford to buy nine lives, and people who cannot afford to buy basic medications. There is no fairness in life, and it is even more pronounced in web3.
I used to make a post about a Telegram project called Pixelverse, which amassed 75 million players and was supposed to launch on TON Blockchain; however, they never did and did not provide the users with the airdrop they promised. They farmed their 75 million users on telegram and YouTube and ended up failing. They paid some Nigerian Twitter influencers to continue defending them, which they willingly did.
These influencers betrayed their community, who helped them become the influencers they are today, for the sake of money without thinking twice. People were angry, but they eventually moved on. The people who took money to defend Pixelverse did what they did, and that is what it is.
My point is that money is a volatile issue that often brings out the best and worst in people.
There is no loyalty anywhere, and to be honest, this is also true on Hive. Sometimes you have to earn what you get. We understand that the space should be more welcoming to people. But the people here are human beings with different attitudes and personalities; we can not control how anyone thinks or acts.
People here will express themselves through their stake, posts, and reactions to proposals, and there are no kinder or more terrible people. It has something to do with web3 and is not related to Hive. People are people, and decentralization expands the ways in which people should communicate or react to the resources they have.
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