My Last Post - Gratitude and Appreciation!
I'd just like to preface this post by saying that if the community accounts could've been kept viable, then I'd be staying here. That said, while the rewards for the community will no longer be active, the community itself can still be kept alive.
Keep FreeCompliments Alive!
My vision with creating this community was to make it a bastion of free speech, a place where people can feel comfortable talking about their mental health, and spread love and joy. While the rewards will no longer be a feature, you can still post here and keep it alive with its primary intention.
Just follow the three basic, super broad rules: no plagiarism, no illegal content, and no blatant spam. It's as free and easy as it can get on Hive.
I've spent thousands of hours over the past 2.5 years building this community, much of the process unseen. A lot of time talking to people and building up ways to work on mental health. All the time invested will continue making positive returns as long as the community remains active. Keep it alive!
Regrets?
Small ones. I have no regrets about building the FC Community. I've met many wonderful people along the way who inspired me to better myself. My only regrets are that I won't be building any further, and that I had some interesting prewritten medical posts and chess games that I was going to share. Since I'm leaving Hive, those aren't going to be posted now. But that's ok - writing them was still useful for me, so I'll take the positivity that I can extract from this.
Gratitude and Appreciation
Building a community of this magnitude without having a large stake was no easy task, but it would not have been possible without the members who joined, created, contributed, engaged, and helped me make decisions along the way. The community is powerful, and I appreciate all of you for what you have done and will continue to do. You are amazing, and I hope you never forget that.
To those who disagreed with me along the way, I respect our differences of opinion. The world would not be interesting if we all thought the same way. Plus, the discussions that flower from our differences sometimes make us learn very interesting things, and I've definitely learned along the way.
To those who wanted to see me fail because of our differences in opinion, well that's not going to happen. I'll be moving on to greener pastures, which is my way of winning in my own life. I will not wish you ill; on the contrary, I hope that you will find the peace of mind to do better and bring positivity to those around you.
I wish you all the best, my friends.
Next Plans
After quitting Hive, I'm going to undelegate gradually (so that the projects don't suffer sudden drops) and sell off the 2nd layer assets gradually (also to avoid sharp price drops due to low liquidity). I've delegated to projects that I like, and I want to see them thrive.
As I gradually undelegate, I'll still continue earning some 2nd layer tokens. For my inaugural members, I'll be giving each tagged one on the list 1 LGN and 100 CCD for their loyalty. It will probably take me some time to get through all of these, but I'll send out several per day until everyone has been given this final reward. I'll also be sending some additional 2nd layer tokens to the people who have stuck by FC very closely, as well as some who may have come later but have been very active in keeping FC thriving.
After undelegating, I'll unstake my Hive and possibly either trade it around, convert it to HBD, or convert it to $BTC. I still intend to use the financial portion of Hive, particularly when trying to play the $BTC cycles (i.e. selling at my estimation of the top by converting to Hive --> converting to HBD --> staking for 15% APR until my estimate of the bottom of the cycle). If I mess up and the cycle breaks, so be it... the APR is still very good!
Reach Me Outside of Hive
For those who are interested in keeping in touch, Discord would be a good starting point. If you want to know me personally, I can share my Facebook page through a secure e-mail (ProtonMail). I haven't posted on Facebook for about 5 years and rarely log into it, but at this point, it's probably the only remaining social media profile I'll retain.
Personal Updates
Mom is getting better. I prescribed her some antibiotics because she was prone to sinus infections, and I think she began taking them just in time because her symptoms worsened for a day. She's still not back to her normal state, but definitely improving. We're going to attend that art show I mentioned. I'll ensure that she feels even better by that time.
Prioritizing my mental and physical health is something that I will continue to do from this point forward. Given the recent circumstances, leaving Hive is exactly the right thing for me to do in order to make this happen. It's up to me to determine how to make my life the happiest that it can be, and I will be making choices in favor of this as I move along in life. Life is too short to spend it being unhappy and unfulfilled.
I'm not getting any younger here, and its's high time for me to find a significant other. Maybe the time I don't spend on Hive will now be partially spent on this very important activity, lol!
As I'm graduating residency soon (I've already completed all the important rotations, so there's nothing to hold me back from this in June), I'll be moving on to my attending career this summer / early fall. My earning potential will substantially increase. The amount of time I spend on Hive would not come even close to being as profitable as taking up an extra shift or seeing an extra 1-2 patients. While money is by far not everything, it's important that I value my time appropriately.
My family members' health will still be a priority for me. They've had a rough year and I want to help push them towards a better state of health, if possible. Or at the very least, slow down a downward progression. Even though I don't always show it as I should, they are more important to me than anything else in this world.
All in all, I look forward to building myself a happier life. Let's open this new door. I'm now free.
My condolences to Hive for losing one of the most selfless people I have ever known!
I wish you better winds to propel you to greater heights!
Appreciate you greatly, brother! You're certainly among those who will receive some nice extra stuff for your immense dedication. ❤️
Personally, this is like a knife through the heart to me. I've been a supporter of yours since the very beginning. I remember you finding us and telling me your plans and me being like wow, such a great idea.
And you went above and beyond. You not only housed some of the most touched souls I've ever came across on here but you gave them jobs and purpose too -- I doubt many people realise how having purpose reinvigorates the spirits of the soul. You housed them and gave them jobs.
Hats off man, you did it better than I ever, ever could.
I'm a bit gutted that you're gone.
I recognize the personal effort you have dedicated to FreeCompliments. I do not believe that the captain abandoning ship is the best decision. Is FreeCompliments about support or rewards? I believe it is about support, and support can be done by yourself, with the same users as before, right? Why don't you continue publishing and receiving rewards on your personal profile, instead of the community, and use that money for projects that you consider worthwhile? Or create side projects with rewards, if that is the problem, without destabilizing the core of the community? Just questions, I am not passing judgment on either side of the discussion. I just believe that leaving will not solve anything, and that restructuring the project, accepting the criticism that has been imposed, is the best option.
You definitely make a good point, but a big reason for leaving is that I want to remove the mental stressor caused by this incident. The history of losing the community in a different website is not something I'd like to revisit, hence I'm separating completely. It's just a personal decision for my mental well-being.
Indeed, FC is about supporting each other, hence I believe that the community can still be used without the reward system. I just liked how the reward system propelled users to be more active, but it's certainly not mandatory.
Look after your mum, they are wonderful creatures, I had acute sinusitis that hospitalised me a few years ago,and how I found out about having sinus problems!
I appreciate all you that you have done for people here on Hive and on Reddit too, and was one of the first members that joined the Free Community, and loved being tagged in your posts, thank you for that.
Having worked in many developing countries I applauded the work you were doing especially around mental health. It is very easy for people who were born with electricity and internet so to speak to scoff at others.
But in saying all that, I am a firm believer in positivity and fun. I don't do negativity and remove myself from it.
You will be sorely missed. I wonder what sort of medicine you will specialise around in the future.
Warm greetings from Scotland and to use one of our sayings that I close my blogs with ...
Haste Ye Back.
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I feel like this all could have been avoided. Feelings got too heated on both sides and instead of communication, there was just anger and yelling. I again urge you to reconsider, just as I did in the SBI server. Take a few weeks off, let us work a "cease fire" so to speak, then dip your toes back in the water. You bring so much good to this platform. What you have created here is unique and is incredibly helpful to people. You have brought a positivity and good will here that Hive has rarely seen in one place. Rarely seen... never seen. I've been here since the tail end of year two on the old chain. There has been hope at times, plenty of greed, far too many whale wars and bickering, but then the hope is always there. But what you brought... that was incredibly unique.
You can see that goodwill in all the positive comments you are receiving from people. I and others are working behind the scenes to try to increase understanding of the good you were doing here. Once again, give it a few weeks, focus on your life and your family and your mental health, but then dip your toes back here.
We all will of course respect your decision. If that's that, that's that. But I would encourage you to think about it and not be rash. You don't need to give a yes, but I hope you will reconsider giving a no. I sent you a friend request on Discord. We've talked many times, so I don't know why we never extended that to DM. But regardless, I am happy to keep you abreast of developments there and talk about things.
Regardless of whatever happens, thank you for all you've brought to Hive these past few years. We have really benefitted from your presence.
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Dear Community, this is my final post on Hive. I hope I have made it as positive a post as possible, and part of this appreciation is a small gift to all of the inaugural members of this community, as well as some other active members. Please check out the post for details.
And please... keep FreeCompliments alive! Keep posting and spreading the love and joy. All the best to you.
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I am sorry for all this nonsense.
It might end up being for the best for me, personally. Time will tell. Thank you for being there from the beginning! ❤️
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Such a sad situation, but what can we do, life goes on, wishing you the very very best in journey as more doors of opportunities opens to you. Best regards.
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I hope to see you around again soon. Take care of yourself and your mom. I'll miss you.
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It's sad to see you go, but if it keeps you healthy in spirit, body, and mind, then that matters a lot. I wish you all the best in your adventures, and thank you for your selflessness and kindness to everyone. Please know that I am hoping this isn't the end of your Hive journey.
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I hope you find happiness moving forward in your journey of life. Your contributions to this platform have been plenty and you surely will be missed.
It's sad to see you go mate and whatever happened has happened, should not have happened. Although this is not the first time happening such drama at hive. Hope you find your mental peace and see if you can stay here if your mental health allows.
Eventho I'm rarely here in the community but always happy to see your work since the first day you started this project. I'm sad that you had to leave not sure why you left but I guess some people don't like to see other rise. I've been here for 3 years plus now I understand similar things might happen to you as well.
To end on a good note I do hope you keep in touch please add me on Facebook I use it sometimes to promote my written ebooks but I do hope to keep in contact with you.
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Take care and keep safe always my friend you will be missed.
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Its sad to hear you are leaving. Thanks for this time ❤️ and hope that you can find some peace outside Hive.
Thanks for all the positivity you brought to Hive!
I wish you well!
your family need you most right now, do your best for them. I could only pray and hope for the best result for you all
It hurts my heart and enflames my anger that yet another amazing Hiver has been driven off the Blockchain. I've seen this happen too many times, and it disgusts me. I truly wish you well. You will be deeply missed. Thank you very much for everything that you did for the #FreeCompliments community over the part 2.5 years, and for your kind parting gift, I appreciate it. Take care, my friend. 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙
You've been an amazing perron and I commend all your efforts in building the community. It is ours and we'd ensure it thrives.
I'm glad to hear this, and I hope she gets fully back on her feet again. Do take good care of her.
This is beautiful. I'm excited to hear this. Attending the show would do you and your mom a lot of good. At least you could meet new people and forge new connections there. How I wish you were here to post the pictures of the event, but it okay.
Even though it hurts to say goodbye, I'd have to say it. I hope all works well for you in the future. Hopefully I'll be here whenever you may decide to stop by.
I have a lot to say but I'll have to stop here cos I'm already dropping a tear.
Best regards.
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