On Hive, your reputation is your alter ego.
I was reading a post today and the poster talked about a top-10 earner on Hive who hasn't made a single comment in one month. So I am guessing this included no replies to comments (if they had any on their posts) and no comments on other people's posts.
The post criticized people who would put such users on auto-votes and leave the vote on for years, despite their recent/constant bad behavior on the chain. It was shocking to read because Hive can provide so much value to a person and still treat the chain with such contempt. I have known people like that over the years, and sometimes I gradually dissociate from them until I have no ties to them.
This is why you can "know" someone for two years and then "unknow" them in the third year simply because their behavior and priority in the chain have changed.
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It is difficult to remain loyal to someone or continue interacting with them despite the unfounded FUD they spread or the new disdainful behavior they have developed; most of the time, loyalty to the chain comes first. Their actions no longer benefit the chain, so the solution is simple: dissociation.
For example, there are people I am not friends with, but I follow them because they are stand-up people. Their behavior aligns with and matches the reputation they have established over the years, and because they are not your typical people, their behavior aligns with yours, resulting in an automatic liason.
The Hive is a place where people can regularly say negative things about the chain while expecting others to see them positively. They continue to do business here despite FUDing the chain at every opportunity. They talk about preferring Twitter but remain consistent here. I mean, you can not hate an ugly man or woman, but like their money, this must be loyalty 101, but as I have said countless times, the web only has a few loyal people.
I was recently reading the conversation of two people (one of them is very big on Hive) recently talking about some type of toxicity on Hive. They discussed Hive not allowing AI content, whales being too centralized, and how they prefer Twitter.
Now, I understand the first person, but I do not understand the second person being a popular Hive user, receiving funding for their project, and still speaking negatively about this place after it has done so much for them. I mean, Hive is the one place where people can poop and still want to return to their poop.
It is similar to someone saying their ex-fiance or fiancee is toxic, but they still return to them for the added benefit. It simply demonstrates that using Hive has little to no consequences. It demonstrates that this is one of the few places on the internet where you can vomit and still want to feast on that vomit.
Regarding Reputation, I believe it is your alter ego.
A definition of reputation from the Oxford Dictionary
In reality, reputation is the identity or recognition that you have managed to establish over time.
It could be either positive or negative. On Hive, reputation is more than just a score assigned to your username; it is your identity, which people can recognize. I understand that Hive can be vengeful; many people will make sure you are punished for cultivating bad behavior here.
For someone like me, I mostly choose dissociation, and that's because I feel it speaks better than vengefulness and matches my Christian Faith. Ignoring or completely dissociating from others is not a sin; rather, it is something I have mastered. On Hive, this could mean turning off that autovote, reducing it, or completely ceasing to interact with such individuals.
I believe that people have the potential to do better.
Hive needs a lot more loyalty than it is currently getting and that's because in web3, loyalty builds projects. We can have all of these flaws and still claim to have the best project in web3. Are we? No. We have a prospect, but promoting what we have, no matter how imperfect, demonstrates loyalty.
For example, no one goes ahead and says their wife or husband is ugly, even if others think so. In general, I believe that people are not ugly; they simply lack the necessary enablement to sparkle. The same phenomenon applies to Hive.
Instead of using derogatory criticism, you can choose something else. At the end of the day, Hive is what it is because of the people who have unwavering devotion to this place. This is why I believe everyone should be mindful. Personally, I avoid bad actors, and I believe that doing the same will send the right message.
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I've just seen that post too. And I looked up what account they were talking about... I remember upvoting it here and there in the past, but not recently (at least not manually). I guess after a while you get tired of upvoting a one-way type of content and maybe you prefer someone else who is actually there, or who you want to help in their first and the harshest period on Hive, when they may feel kind of ignored. That's one way I handle things, at least.
I couldn't look up the post because I just couldn't crack the user it was, I wish I could.
You're right, at the end of the day the monotony is less inspiring and there's no choices but to just ignore and put that vote somewhere, where it'll be better. It's saddening, by the way. I think we're can be capable of so much more
Greetings @josediccus ,
Too true...it is best not to criticise indeed. Things change, people change. but the blockchain has a memory like no other. ^__^
Hope you are well.
Kind Regards,
Bleujay
You're right, thanks for the input. Thanks for your input
As you've said, the Blockchain has massive memory like no other, and there are those who always remember and never forget.
I like to stick to communicating with people who are enjoyable personally. I've met many people who with time have just vanished, and maybe someday they'll come back. Hard to say. No one wants more drama, at least I don't.
You are right though, people keep coming back after complaining and ranting, so it can't be all that bad really can it?
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We've all met a lot of people who have vanished. I think life just happens sometimes and that might be fine. It just feels really bad with people just treat this place badly and freely even when the chain has done so much for them. It's the only place on the web that you can badmouth without anything happening and it probably shouldn't be so.
If it was that bad, when you're done then you're done.
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This is a very interesting topic and your analysis is quite vast covering several relevant areas. I think your stance is cool, rather than taking a derogatory approach it's better to dissociate. No need to cause anyone's downfall.. Great write up 👏👏👏
Yes, rather than the other route, I choose dissociation personally.
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Personally i don't see any reason why anyone should say negative things about Hive, talk more of people that have high reputation on hive..
Speaking about disassociating from people
Few weeks ago someone on hive did something i didn't expect, i felt really bad and i disassociated myself from the person, i block people easily.
Regardless of what anybody says about hive, I'm not backing out any time soon.
I've seen mention of the critical post, but haven't read it, nor the content of the person being criticized.
I try to remind myself why I am here... which is ultimately because I enjoy social blogging. As such, I end up seldom crossing paths with people who are not being social, and that works as a sorting mechanism for me.
That said, it bears remembering that people have different motivations for being here... and some of those are going to be entirely selfish.
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This is so me because when I see a big reputation number, I assume you've been long on this chain and so, your loyalty speaks. I value those who are loyal to the chain with how they interact and engage and not this one way authors just like the one you mentioned that doesn't reply or comment. That's wrong especially for a platform that has given you so much and you cannot give back? That's unfair.
It's true that our reputation on Hive is like our secondary personality and so, we must be fair in our dealings on the chain. We can't be all take in alone.
I also love the analogy you used to describe Hive - a place where we poop and still return back to it. On the good note, Hive still welcomes you back.
Ha! I just read the same article :)
I believe a person's reputation is product of their words and behavior. Whether that person is public or anonymous. Your choice to avoid interacting with people that don't resonate with your philosophy is wise. There are so many great accounts here that can help you grow as an individual as well as a fellow Hivean.
I have been thinking that there are people here (maybe because of their high stake) who are automatic earners regardless how active they are.
I think people should be mindful as well. Everyone can allowed to do what they want. If you don't believe in something or don't want to, you can always move away and find more content that fits you. I do most of my curation manually and my autovote is fairly low. If I don't come back, it usually overfills but that is why I try to move my voting power below 80% at night.