A lot of attention gets placed on the behavior of the whales. They are the power players so that is to be expected. From what I can gather, collectively they get a very bad rap from the rest of the user base. Sure, there are some bad apples who engage in behavior many deem less than ethical. Yes, some spend most of their time trying to rig things. Others operate in a totally selfish way with little regard for anyone else. This is not exclusive to this site; it is true for any cross-section of society.
That said, I find that most are not in this category. The vast percentage of whales I encountered seem exactly the opposite. They are earnestly doing their best to make the Hive blockchain highly successful. They understand that success of newer people is crucial. Many of them are looking out for those people who are trying to improve this place. Post, comment, and vote is the Hive program. Whales realize it takes a lot of members engaging in this if things are going to take off.
Whales have a lot of power. They are often accused of trying to hoard it all to themselves. Over the past couple weeks I highlighted a couple who are actually spreading their power around. @fulltimegeek and @stellabelle are two such whales who are delegating their power to help others succeed. @transisto has been very forthcoming when he feels that his fellow whales need to be called out. And recently a bunch of whales got together to make a point to a particular poster who they felt was operating in ways that went against the spirit of what is trying to be accomplished here. I also noticed many whales giving me a small upvote on my articles and comments which is greatly appreciated.
The longer I am here, the more I find this benevolent behavior. Last night I went to check on my voting power only to realize the value of my vote jump. This wasn't the jump that comes from a couple hours going b; this was a 1/3 jump. I checked my wallet and there was a 5K HP sent anonymously.
So I would like to publicly thank whoever it was who sent that delegation to me. I am honored that you feel my efforts are worth it.
It is this behavior that will ensure that HIve is going to exceed in a huge way. There are many actions like that taking place daily which are all having a positive effect. I admit that I am doing all I can to help push this site forward with my posts, comments, and upvotes. I took one minnow under my wing and am trying to help her get to 1,000 Hive Power as quickly as we can. Daily I look to use my allotted voting power so others can get the due percentage of the reward pool. Finally, I look to comment as much as I can. Post, comment, upvote, it really is a simple model.
People seem to like to get discouraged and buy into the negativity. It is true, when you come on here, people are not simply going to hand it all to you. However, I did learn when you are here a while and, if you are doing all you can to move Hive forward, some might hand you HP without even telling you. This is how this community operates.
Once again, thank you to whomever sent that delegation and I will work hard to make sure I use it responsibly.
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