Dead Weight
I get into a lot of heated discussion often about what should and should not be socially acceptable at hive. Don't get me wrong, hive blockchain is "Immutable". Meaning you can do what you want, write, contribute. However, mind you others can do the same.
the other side can do magic too, Prime Minister!
My favorite line from the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 1, The Other Minister.
My point is yes you can potentially do socially unacceptable things, but just like society, there will be consequences. So as long as you are willing to consider that, go right ahead. This was one of point of discussion at @acidyo 's post, that got a lot of good engagement. I agree with acid that lot of hive is entitled, especially people who are here for a while. Again don't get me wrong, some of you really put in your sweat and love into your content and I appreciate that. However, other's don't. Some of them just want a vote! An upvote, obviously!
After 7-8 years of this, begging for upvote on your shit post sucks! Trust me, the number of indirect nudge for vote that I get daily is staggering. You know it is shit post, right? I am not saying what I write will be published in New York Times, or even Houston Chronicle, but I am not asking for your vote, so neither should you. I write for myself. If you like it vote it (up or down) or not. I don't give a flying fuck! :)
That should be the correct attitude from my point of view. Write for yourself, get what you get and don't throw a fit.
What is a dead weight in a Social network?
This is by no means an exhaustive list, but this is what I can think of in terms of a "dead weight" in a social network like hive.
Inactive users: Accounts that are created but never used, or users who log in rarely and don't contribute to the community. They can inflate user counts without adding any net value to the platform.
Spam accounts/bots: Accounts that exist solely to spread unsolicited messages, scams, or malicious content, degrading the user experience for everyone else.
Trolls or disruptive users: Individuals who intentionally post inflammatory content, harass others, or otherwise disrupt civil discourse. They can drive away valuable contributors.
Content that doesn't resonate: Posts, groups, or features that are unpopular, rarely engaged with, and simply take up space without adding value to the platform's core purpose.
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To me those bottom three, below the water line of this iceberg plot is the main problem. In both Splinterlands, and at Hive we have struggled with these type of accounts and individuals. Personally speaking, I have my share of trolls. I DV and stop people to who mess with reward pool for personal gain. I am very happy to do it and will continue to do so as I see fit.
Bots in Splinterlands was traditionally a big problem, well not bots themselves (as they can't think), rather people who extracted rewards by using them to their undue advantage while not thinking about the economy of the game. If one person uses a bot in a league where it is allowed, typically there is no problem. However, when a swarm of them were used to take undue advantage from the game economy, it becomes a problem.
At hive, there are content that offers no value.
Numerous actifit posts with one random picture and 10 word, and with zero comments, zero engagement, (most of these has no reward, so that's okay, I mean, it is not worse!)
Spam replies from numerous hive-engine tokens, Pizza, Beer, Wine....and whatever other crap (I have them all muted)
Phishing comment to seek engagement: "nice post!"... "what a great picture!"... Yep!
Stock charts : BTC to the MOON! BTC wrecked....all I can say to these... We call them POOR!
