It’s been several months since my last post.

They’ve been busy months, during which I’ve had plenty to do and little time to write anything here on Hive.

Actually, the situation isn’t much different at the moment – and I doubt it will change any time soon – but today I had a bit of free time and thought: why not?

Also because, even though I haven’t been writing posts, I’ve carried on reading other users’ posts, giving upvotes and leaving a few comments, as well as accumulating HIVE/HP, so my absence from Hive has really only been limited to one aspect, whilst in every other respect I was still here, albeit perhaps in a less visible way.

Naturally, posting less has meant a slowdown in the growth of my HP, which is now approaching 26k, but it’s certainly far less than what I could have had if I’d carried on posting… but posting just to gain HP isn’t ‘healthy’ for Hive’s growth, so honestly I’m glad I didn’t write anything when I felt I had nothing to say.

Not only that: I admit that seeing so many users leave Hive has discouraged me quite a bit.

A large part of my interactions were with users who stopped interacting before I did, leading me to feel less and less like writing myself: writing knowing that nobody will read what you’ve written is depressing, far more so than receiving upvotes of little value.

Speaking of ‘value’

Because how can one talk about Hive without – unfortunately – always giving a thought to its current rock-bottom value?

It’s hardly even worth mentioning anymore, and it’s almost become the norm to see HIVE at 5 cents (or less).

When I think back to when 30 cents seemed like a small amount to me… well, I don’t know whether to laugh it off or not!

The positive thing, though, is that I can now ignore the whole ‘value’ issue: we’ve sunk so low that at this point, whether it’s 4 cents, 5, 8, 11 or 2, what difference does it make? None to me, so in a way I feel freer.

Increasing my HP is now almost like a game – a game I enjoy, which I play with a light heart, knowing that I’m increasing my impact on a chain that, for me, remains one of the best and most unique in the world.

There’s also another thing

HIVE’s low value has led many users to drift away and power down.

Among them were many who professed a great love for Hive and who, for this reason, had received so many upvotes and so much support.

Perhaps this phase may have helped some of those who had supported them over time to learn better how to distinguish between those who ‘say’ they want what’s best for Hive and those who actually ‘do’ what’s best for Hive.

And perhaps this is giving rise to a slightly greater focus on curating content on this platform, whilst trying to better assess who is being upvoted: someone who speaks in fine words but walks away at the first sign of difficulty, or someone who truly believes in Hive and is willing to stay even when almost no one else does?

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