HIVE is up a third in the last month, and its price is still in the toilet.
of course, for those stacking up at 0.035 a month ago, that is a pretty decent turn around. As always, perspective depends on position, and some have positioned themselves better than others. I am not one of those some, I am one of the others.
For me though, I have been sticking to my guns in terms of what I put into Hive and what I expect out. I don't expect anything, but I am hoping that it will end up amounting to something significant at some point. Like perspective, significance depends on position also. For example, some would look at my account in terms of Hive value and see it as a life-changing amount, but that is not the case everywhere. Others would look at what I get for a few hours work and find it absolutely ridiculous, a waste of time and wouldn't bother for so little.
Both are perspective opinions.
My opinion isn't just about the value of the token though, because there is more to it than that. People spend their time scrolling TikTok and Facebook, posting on X for nothing, and still feel it is valuable to do so. Earnings aren't everything. It is perhaps one of the problems with Hive, where people expect to earn here, so if they don't earn a significant amount for themselves, then they say it isn't worth it. So what makes not being paid anything on the other platforms worth it?
Of course, on the other platforms these days, most people don't create anything and all they do is scroll and consume. They used to be places where friends would connect, or people would connect with topics of interest, but now most just scroll a lot of random in the hope they will come across something that piques their interest.
It is pretty nonsensical behaviour really, because at least for most, there is no intention in what they are doing, or consuming. It is a bit like walking down the aisles of a supermarket, randomly putting items in the trolley, without knowing what it is you are planning on cooking. The trolley might fill up with things of interest, but that doesn't mean they can be combined to make a decent meal. All the colours and labels are fighting to grab attention, and we are being drawn without intention.
What did you intend to do with your life? And how is that working out for you currently?
A lot of people come to Hive with the intention to earn and when they create, the expectation they will earn something they deem worthwhile, but most don't actually care about what they are doing, why they are doing it, or how the system works at all. The only things many people have looked at in terms of the tech on Hive, is connected to how to earn something - some are just looking for all the shortcuts they think will help them game the system and community. And when it doesn't work, they leave.
I have no idea if Hive will ever take off in terms of popularity or if the token value will increase to the point it is life changing for every holder, no matter where they are - but where I do think there is potential is that the content economy is continually being populated by AI generation, which means the content itself is losing value. In the future, there will hopefully be the realisation that humans have value and "proof of human" is required to attract value. The outcome won't matter as much as the process, and the process will require real experience.
Process > Outcome
The outcomes are never guaranteed, but the process is within our control. Yet, how many people actually value their creative process on Hive over the outcome? How many people care about how they do things, if they don't get the result, or they do get the results they are after? How many have the intention and the process to create something they are proud of and value themselves, regardless of what it earns?
How many are doing what they love on Hive?
This is an area I can say, I am.
But it doesn't have to be the love of writing, it can be the love of discussing a topic one loves, or topics that one considers important, interesting, valuable. Where there is value in the act of creation and internal discussion at the point of posting, before any votes have even had a chance to come in. They may come, they may not - but it is still valuable.
We put the wrong price on what we do.
Maybe we get lost because we have bought into this world of social media branding and that everything we do has a dollar value attached to it. Instead, value comes in more forms than monetary, so we should consider if what we are doing is valuable to us before there is any dollar value attached. Do we have the skills, do we offer something worthwhile to consume, is it something we are interested in, or others?
If we have no intention of adding value, we should have an expectation of getting value in return.
This may or may not have an effect on the price of Hive, but doing things that are meaningful to us does have an effect on the value of our experience.
Taraz [ Gen1: Hive ]
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And you may be rewarded.
