A few short weeks from now will mark my five-year anniversary on Hive. It got me to thinking about the future of crypto both for myself and crypto enthusiasts as well as our place on the blockchain.
It kind of reminded me of how I found out about this place as I had taken a break from seeing my work being copied when I was on Blogger It was surprising to find out that someone found that what I considered to be test blog posts were worth plagiarizing. Seeing them strip out my byline and copy my hours of hard work and research, left a hollow feeling inside of being personally violated.
It was odd because I'd have been willing to work out a deal to highlight a portion of my content while sharing a link back to my blog in order to read the full post. But after reaching out to this South Asian copycat, all of my efforts to work with him were in vain, with a request from him that I should blog faster so that he would have even more of my content to steal.
Frankly, I was surprised that anyone found my "work posts" worth taking, as I was still working at finding my writing voice. The tepid response from the team at Blogger, is what led me to pause my little experiment before I found Hive a few years later.
Finding Value On Hive
And that's the thing, we have a workable model where we've managed to combine blogging, crypto, and the blockchain into a cozy little home for content creators. The relatively smooth split from Steemit was yet another sign of the resiliency of the edifice that we've constructed here which made me wonder; why aren't there more "Hives" out there in the world?
Now I know that there are a few other places that have mixed blogging and crypto, but after six years from the launch of Steemit, I'd have thought there would be many more. Why isn't a site such as Medium doing something like this, where they offer say, an option to be paid in crypto?
Maybe it's too soon to expect something like that during the present turbulence. It may just be that we're in such early days from the creation of crypto itself that innovative ideas such as this have not had enough time to circulate throughout society at large.
I'd also be interested to know just how many hardcore and casual crypto enthusiasts there are out there, and the answer may be smaller than we think. However none of this has dampened my hopes for the future of blogging on the blockchain in general and Hive in particular, as no matter what happens in our little corner, I intend to continue creating content.
Blogging On Hive Makes Me A Better Content Creator
My plan going forward is to keep writing, as the more I write, the better it gets over time. Interaction and support from the community allows me to learn and grow as a content creator. I'm tightening up my text and getting better at creating thumbnail graphics using Canva, which will help bring more people over to Hive.
This is why I make the entire image a clickable link right back to Hive. I'm proud of this community, and want my content to inspire as many new people as possible to Join Hive.
Since I take the long view when it comes to crypto, I consider the short-term volatility that we're experiencing to be priced in as the regular bumps in the road that any startup goes through.
Right now, it may just be that in Bitcoin's wake, a unique set of circumstances created just the right environment for us to come together as a community of like-minded individuals. I'm grateful that we did, as it reignited my passion for blogging and continues to power my belief in the future of Hive.
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