The world’s a pretty lonely place. At least that’s what they say... Then again, your world is whatever you make it. You can change the little things around you. And maybe a whole bunch of small things add up to one big one. If you’re lucky, anyway. To me, Hive is one of those things that can help change the world for the better. It’s this weird mutant; halfway between a social and an asocial network. Lately, the asocial side’s been winning. Probably because most of us are driven by greed rather than any real desire to actually be social. That’s why every red percentage point, every tiny fraction of a cent that flakes off, hurts so much.
Anyway... I haven’t had much time for Hive lately. And I’m bummed about it. Things should be getting better now, though. But during those lean weeks, I noticed my Voting Power was just sitting there, gathering dust. Which, with 100k HP, is a damn shame. I’ve got my favorite authors. I’ve got my favorite topics. But maybe it’s time to branch out. Be a bit more social. And find some new, interesting people to follow.
There are, of course, a few red flags that are absolute deal-breakers for me:
- I’m not interested in following or supporting anyone who writes nonsense just for the sake of writing. You see posts in #beersaturday that make you want to cry. Just one absurdity after another. Look, no one’s saying you have to be a certified beer sommelier. Just admit you don’t know much about it and write accordingly. I’ve seen the same kind of crap about "luxury instant coffee" in Cinnamon Cup Coffee, in tons of travel posts... Long story short: if you’re just making stuff up to fill the space, you’re out of luck.
- I don’t want to follow or support people who (mostly) write about Hive. Sure, I love Hive. But the only way to make it an attractive platform is to offer readable, interesting content about anything other than Hive itself. And Splinterlands. And other games, tokens, and so.
- I want to follow and support those who act responsibly. I get that in some parts of the world, a few extra bucks a week is a small fortune. I get that if someone’s paying for servers and infrastructure, they need to cover the costs. But I value long-term, sustainable behavior.
- I’m not here to support comment farmers. We all complain about generic AI content flooding the internet... and then a bunch of mass-commenting accounts act the exact same way. Whether they use AI or not. A few of those people are already on my blacklist. So, in a nutshell: If you write interesting stuff that could hold its own even outside of Hive, if you actually know what you’re talking about, if you don't post mindless comments, and if you have a long-term strategy, let me know. I’d love to start following you. And if you know someone like that, send them my way!
Oh, and obviously, preference goes to anyone who’s into the humor and visual style of @dead-pets.
And about that lonely place... it’s actually the moon. In a lyric by Jáchym Topol, set to music by Monika Načeva, that is:
Měsíc je osamělý místo vysílá vlny když na mě civí
"The moon is a lonely place sending out waves while staring at me"
But that doesn’t change what I wanted to say with this post.
And since we’ve got a song here and it’s Tuesday, let’s turn this into a #ttt post.
And how better to follow up on that suffocating, urban lyricism of loneliness than with a song about a suitcase full of useless junk (which I’ve personally preferred to leave behind) but still. In a way, I’m the same:
Jsem černej pasažér, nemám cíl ani směr. Vezu se odnikud nikam a nevím, kde skončím.
I’m a free-rider, no goal, no heading. Going from nowhere to nowhere, and who knows where I’ll end.
And speaking of this Kakofonie cesty (Cacophony of the Journey), which in this case is the name of the album, not the song, who better to tag along than Básníci ticha (Poets of Silence) by DG 307?
