I've been following lately for the purpose of my weekly news round up a series of additional accounts. Watching how communities organize and expand in different parts of Venezuela or Ghana is refreshing.
I experienced the same kind of enthusiasm when Splinterlands was exploding, but that was only on the online side.
I believe Leo is very likely to share the same kind of enthusiasm, if the cards are well played.
And I'm only talking about the communities I've been involved with recently to have a feel of the vibe inside the community.
What these guys and gals are doing is a mixture of online and offline, which is even more impressive for the potential expansion of Hive like wildfire under the right conditions, and resilience within those communities.
Recently we (Hive) started a campaign of participating to conferences with Web3 Berlin, but that'll continue with more conferences on the horizon.
From what I read, in those conferences we will have applications being presented (like we had HiveAuth, and Exode at Berlin), as well as presentations of the ecosystem or what we stand for here on Hive at the base layer.
Maybe not everywhere Hive will participate we will have such an impressive presence, but it is important to be seen.
In a way, why should we expect others to talk about Hive if we don't? And the professional way to do it, in my opinion, although not cheap, is participating in these conferences and exchanging impressions with others in the industry. Making friends!
Jumping back to what the very resourceful people of Venezuela and Ghana have been up to.
I am going to share a photo from this post of @mcsamm that really impressed me:
After seeing the photo, check out this paragraph:
The conference garnered a tremendous response, with the hall accommodating over 500 participants. Such was the level of interest that some attendees stood outside the hall, unable to enter due to the overwhelming number of participants. Notably, the majority of the attendees were students from the esteemed computer science department, demonstrating their eagerness to enhance their lives and careers with Web3 and blockchain technology.
This is the response they got for a conference put out as a test. The "big one" will be in December.
Oh, and if I'm not mixing things up, 168 new users of Hive joined at this conference. I think that's what mcsamm said at the CTT podcast.
Maybe we, in Europe and the US, are not fully aware of how hungry other people are to integrate into this Web3 space and how much it means to them. That photo speaks a ton, in my opinion. And the fact there were still students outside who didn't have room to get in.
This is not the only example. I expect I'll have a pretty significant section dedicated to this kind of projects in this week's round up.
I'm glad Hive leads the charge in this direction. Young, educated people are far more likely to understand Hive, its ecosystem and apps, and pass the information along, becoming teachers at their turn. They are also more likely to embrace change.