What am I doing...
Good question.
So here I am, buzzin' on Hive. I haven't built up a tolerance yet. It all still feels so new, much like that first toke.
I want to be able to say, "I just came off the hardest month of my life."
Still a bit hazy though; still adjusting to this new lease on life.
This all feels like a bad breakup. I wonder if people even knew how much I cared about the old place.
The other day I told a friend here on Hive how Steem is like an ex girlfriend. It's over, but I wouldn't mind going back for a night, just to mess around.
Of course, we all know that's never a good idea.
What's done is done. I've had my fun. Time to move on.
It's not difficult for me to stick to a decision once I've made it. I've turned my back on things before. It didn't kill me.
Making the decision is usually the tough part.
Censorship
The final nail in the coffin.
Sealed the deal with that one.
I can be opinionated and quite outspoken at times. I get defensive. Passionate. Not much of a word mincer. Unapologetic. I make no claim of being perfect, nor do I even try to be perfect. About as human as it gets, and I have a good side, too.
Can't possibly live in a world where everything about me could be wiped away over something I said on some random-ass Sunday.
I refuse to grant anyone that level of authority over me. Not happening.
Undefeated.
Not walking away from that hell hole with my tail between my legs. As I write this, I'm fighting. Punch me, I punch back after I duck.
Of course, you won't see me over there putting up a big fuss. No need to fight with words. I'll fight with my brains.
They want censorship so I'll give it to them. One entity wiping out a few accounts is piss compared to what I can do.
Censorship. What is that anyway? Don't want me to see something?
Then I won't give people a reason to look. I could be over there shit posting for auto rewards. Not interested.
Not hard for me to do something that might attract 50, 100, maybe 200 or more pairs of eyes within hours after publishing. So they wiped a few accounts but look how much potential attention I can take away.
And I'm only one.
I said I'd go where the eyes are. Want to see me? Here I am.
Boil it down; simplify. I'm helping. According to Steem's logic: they don't want people to look.
I don't even want to leave a comment there anywhere now. All that does is attract someone over to see the sights Steem apparently doesn't want people to see.
Isn't this the game they wanted to play?
Sunny boy's gonna be proud of me.
Or am I doing it wrong?
Did I come to Hive to be sprinkled with tokens and praise or did I come here to help build the empire I wanted out of Steem...
A token today is worth whatever you say but tomorrow it's shit if people don't come to play.
Call me crazy, again.
I see great things when I don't play pretend.
Steem could not see its own vision, for it did not have eyes.
The eyes are the true prize.
Maybe I'll post this today and nobody will notice. The eyes are still scattered about. The vision is cloudy.
I'll make it clear. I'm here, exclusively. I won't tell anyone else what to do or where to look. It's their life to live profusely.
Token talk.
I don't care about my losses. I'll focus on the gains.
Steem is a memory soon to be distant. I don't care if I'm wrong because I have the power to make it right.
Word on the street says many will dump those memories in favor of a future.
I'm well aware I'll get slaughtered by the big boys before I even get a chance to taste the nearly four years of my life that went to waste.
But I still have everything, plus more, and what's in store.
This account of mine breached the top 500 wealthiest, if that's the correct terminology. With hopefully hundreds of thousands of active members in the future, that bag might come in handy.
I'm a content producer first though; curator second. Hopefully this community on Hive will realize the need and embrace all those eyes we require here in order to thrive.
Unfinished business.
Personally I already know I won't be able to go another four years attempting to fill every role.
Steem had a severe lack of dedicated consumers. As this platform is still a little baby, I think it would be wise early on to promote the thought of getting paid to be entertained.
If I'm grumbling in the future, it won't be about whales not pulling their weight. That's not a very big market for a content producer. This is a stage and I want a packed house. Gotta play for the people in the back too, not just the front row.
I know I'll be pushing to get some dedicated paying consumers on board. People who are happy to sit back, have fun, and earn a reward.
But I'm only one guy.
After seeing what this community is capable of though, when it comes to getting those hands dirty; getting the word out...
I can feel confident even if they are dirty, I'm in good hands.
Apparently
There might be a few problems with the use of the name 'Hive'.
If you have to change it, change it to 'Drive'. We are Driven.
A name is only a name though, but at least those behind choosing a name now know how I feel. @NoNamesLeftToUse
Have a nice day.
