Co-brothers in the business of money making
I recently saw a comment on Hive where a new user discussed the hectic task of keeping up with many users' posts and how difficult it has been for them.
Unfortunately I cannot give them any advice, because it's the experience they gain in their journey that'll become the hack they need for future shortcutting.
There are shortcuts to doing things on Hive, but you do not "learn" them right away; instead, they are acquired through a process of experience that appears to take some time.
Unfortunately, giving "time" can feel painfully sacrificial, and exploring Hive as a newbie can feel Herculean, especially because many newbies expect to quickly get the hang of things in the first two or three weeks, which is nearly impossible.
The Filtering Process
This is the "who should I talk to?" stage.
*How long do I have to talk to them? Are they ready to be friendly? Do their goals match mine? Can we be friends? * And all that.
Most of these filtering processes begin with the trending pages. People click on these accounts because they want to learn the growth secret formula and all that.
Unfortunately they waste time in doing this, and by the time they realize they've wasted time, it'll have taken them a few months. Then they start with other random people, which takes a few months.
When they realize that these are not working, they start formulating new formulas, and by the time they have done all of this, a year has passed. However, only the resilient will survive, but the good news is that this is not a complete waste of effort.
Unless you are a dullard (which most people aren't), you will notice that you are not the same person you were a year ago; you have improved in all aspects and no longer identify as a newbie.
Numbers & Growth
However, we mostly judge our growth by numbers, as do others, but numbers are the final stages or manifestations of matured growth, and they only appear after years of experience.
Away from Hive.
In real life, people wants to make rich friends and try as much as possible to stay away from their broke peers, and this is always problematic to some extent.
When people start new jobs, they try to make friends with their bosses or superiors in order to quickly climb the ladder; while this is not necessarily a bad thing, it does take away the originality of the growth they could have achieved, but I understand that money comes first.
I stayed at my second job for seven years, despite the low pay. I stayed because of many reasons: the job was no longer a job. It was a place I went to, to have fun with my co-brothers.
Co-brothers in the business
I coined the term "co-brothers" because we were no longer just working. We were having fun while doing our jobs. We could easily cover ourselves, which made the job easier. We split bills and did things together.
These people became families, and we climbed through the ranks, eventually getting money-making opportunities that had a significant impact on our lives.
I could have considered higher-paying opportunities because of the lower pay, but money is not everything, as I have come to realize.
I am using Hive because it is one of the most authentic human experiences available. It is not comparable to other working opportunities, but for someone who has worked in web3 and web2 for over 5 years, the experience is the same: people are the same when money-making opportunities arise.
Conclusion
I believe that no one is immune from making mistakes when it comes to gaining experience.
A few months ago, someone came to see me, and I told her that she might find it difficult to navigate life as a young school leaver; perhaps I sounded pessimistic in my assessments or what I told her, but I was simply being realistic with her.
Unless she finds a rich man quickly, she will still have to carefully navigate life, which may take some time.
You cannot escape the growth process, so trying to game the system or find a quick shortcut is likely not to work. Finding co-brothers in the business will help a lot.
Also, do not try being friends with people because of what you stand to gain. It is fine to be colleagues and share interests; this is not bad at all.
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I believe in the growth thing and trying to climb the ladder faster could deprive you of the chance you've got to take along the way and learn. But most people now want things quickly, so mingling with those who have gotten there, they thought that could make it easier but not everyone actually enjoy the outcome until they are being discriminated and then some would have to return back to where they were coming from just to learn better. Even those who have achieved it started fromm somewhere.
Well, I think sometimes we all want to mingle with people who have gotten there, but doing so under the pretense of friendship can be very wrong for me. Most of these guys can see the fake attempts at friendship. It's why most big people wants to mingle with their fellow big people, at least the friendship wouldn't be so fake.
I believe making real friends at work makes everything better. Money isn’t everything when you have good people around. And I have a definition for money... Money is People 🤣🤣 without people there's no relevance to money anyways
I agree money is people and people is money, but this statement becomes a big vague when people begins to see others as their printing machines.
oh yes that's true and that's the perspective I try to also explain when I use that statement.
Greetings @josediccus ,
Well said....enjoyed reading your thoughts on the various matters.
Yes...'Colleagues' is an appropriate term...that is how I refer to those I interact with here as well.
Thank you for reminding us of the word 'dullard'...thank you for the smiles.
Kind Regards,
Bleujay
Thank you, I enjoy sharing them, as they're from my experiences and all that, and sometimes I'm glad they turn out well.
We'll I've also made that mistake in the past, but I think I've learned over the years. There's nothing wrong as seeing ourselves here as colleagues or associates, it's the appropriate term, unless maybe the relationship becomes real and deeper.
Thanks for your constant support always, and always coming through.
Also, do not try being friends with people because of what you stand to gainThis is one of the mistakes some people do, they only want to associate with people bigger than them forgetting that those people won't easily accept them because they know their intention, discrimination is a bad thing to a certain level, oh this person is not as rich or great as me, i wont interact with him or this person is just a newbie as i am, i don't want to interact with his acc forgetting people below them can know someone above them and even refer them if they possess the skills those people want which they lack.
This is the reason why we have notions like "I can't marry him or her, they're not my level, I need someone with a higher level" and the person who is even talking has no level at all.
To be honest, I don't think there's anything wrong with being affiliated with what you stand to gain, (we all do this) I only find it very wrong when you try to be friends with people because of the benefit you might shortly enjoy. Be a colleague, or affiliate, but don't call yourself a friend.
Unfortunately even bigger people now see the discrimination and they already know these people are close to them because of what they have to offer.
lol I saw this somewhere on Facebook, a lady telling a guy who asked her out that he is not in her class, and when they dig her background, she still lives with her parents😅, meanwhile the guy is footing his bills alone...
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We are human, and we are bound to make mistakes. However, what we do after is what matters. I agree with you on many things in this your write. Friendship shouldn't be about money alone or what we tend to benefit individually. Like you said, some people still stick with their job, not basically, because of the salary they collected by the fact that the co workers have things in common and can always have each other back.
Indeed. I stuck with that job even when the pay was really poor and most of the people didn't look for another jobs because we were already so close and no one wants to give away that closeness. Indeed, I think having closer companionship makes people stick with jobs even when it doesn't pay much.
Everyone makes mistakes, and it takes time for people to decide what they want to prioritize. Hive is also the same, and I had the same issue when I started. There is just so much content here so you have to figure out how to filter things out.
Yeah, you have to filter things out, because eventually you'll going to burn out if you keep going. Personally, I've filtered my following on Hive, and I didn't get it done until the 4th or 5th year, so.
Hmmmm
So much to learn from this beautiful piece. You were talking to me at some point. Am new here and from what you said, success doesn’t happen in a day or few weeks. Yes that am learning from my little experience so far. Am willing to be patient and learn and connect with people like you said. It would pay out in the long run. I also hope to get so many co brothers in the business in my hive journey. 😁
Well, I'm glad you've come across it. In reality we all start out from somewhere in different places in life. I have places where I'm OG and I have places where I'm a newbie as well. We can't be all OG at everything in life. The good things is, I don't mind taking time to learn, because I know I'll eventually figure it out.
Sure
With time
Will definitely figure it out
Thanks for the support its encouraging.
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Thanks for the support
Indeed, the learning process is a tough one here on hive, and even after you've learned it still takes some time to start getting good rewards. patience is the key else we lose it completely even in the real world.
Very true! Gathering experience takes time, and sometimes, one needs to look at a situation from multiple perspective to before making informed choices. My first job was about sales and I stayed there longer that expected because of the people and not necessarily the pay, which was quite small at that time. The moment those people left the company, I find it easier to dip out too.