HIVETOK: BOREDOM CREATED THIS IDEA

I have been thinking a lot about my life, how I want to be useful even as a graduate from the university, and how I can provide a service to others even while being able to earn a living for myself. Leaving school has given me a lot of time to be bored, and I remember reading somewhere that being bored is a gift for the creation of ideas which I like to agree with. Now, I have the opportunity to self-reflect a lot and be BORED.

Some days ago, while I was feeling so bored and thinking of how I can provide a service that will be so good that I won’t be ignored even by my own self, just like the book by Cal Newport, different ideas kept coming to me. But out of all of them, one stood out for me for different reasons. One major reason it made so much sense to me was the fact that if this was ever possible, it will help the Hive blockchain to gain some level of popularity and standing in the social media ecosystem more than it is currently.

The idea is to create an app I’ll like to call HIVETOK. It’s going to be a Web3 version of TikTok where everyday creators and viewers have the opportunity to earn directly from engaging with quality content and interactions, without having to go through a lot of verification processes to get rewarded for their contributions to the Hive community, and also without someone else benefiting more off them.

I know someone might ask me why I feel Hive needs this even when we already have dApps like 3Speak and InLeo Shorts. Honestly, even as a Hive user, I find using these apps hard sometimes, and that only makes me wonder how hard it will be for those who are already used to the Web2 space although I haven’t tried the inleo shorts yet. I feel integrating a Web2 standard of short-form content is what we are missing. Something that is seamless and doesn’t require so many technicalities to master. Something that gives people the opportunity to be entertained, to entertain, and also earn a token alongside.

An app that once you open it for the first time, you are welcomed to a world of interesting and engaging content. If you want to engage with it, it asks you to sign up using Google or your Apple ID, and as you sign up, a Hive account is also securely created for you in the background. And I know for sure that if this goes well, it will introduce a lot of people to Hive who won’t just sign up for that day, but will also have a reason to want to open the app (indirectly Hive) every now and then. With time, they will want to know more about Hive and they will get to know there are so many things they can do here! As for their keys, they get to know about them when they try to withdraw what they’ve earned not when they are still trying to get to know what hive is all about.

For the aspect of rewarding any content you find valuable or interesting, it will be in a way that you can cast an upvote to encourage the creator by double-tapping. As to how the votes can be regulated, I’m still thinking of a better way that can be achieved without it seeming too complicated for anyone. I believe this will particularly draw the attention of our non-crypto friends because they don’t need to gather a million followers to get their first dollar or to get monetised. And for those who don’t have content to create, they can still earn through their quality engagements on others' content that they find interesting.

I know that I’m not a tech person and all of these things just sound like fantasy, but then, I believe that as long as I can have an idea about this, it’s only a matter of time and the support of the right people for me to get it done. Right now, you can just call me a CREATIVE VISIONARY. All these ideas are just in my head and I’m willing to work towards achieving them as long as it’s possible.

I’m currently still thinking of how achievable this project would be. I’m trying to also see how long it will take and how much it will cost. Nah, I don’t have what it takes financially to achieve it, but I don’t want to worry so much about the financing just yet. What matters is whether or not it’s something that will benefit Hive and everyone in the end.

For now, I have been able to map out a blueprint after doing some research on how possible it is to achieve this project. It isn’t so standard yet, but I plan to give this idea to AI and see how it can make it clearer for those who have a better understanding of my idea to see how it can be brought to life.

I know I will need a lot of manpower to achieve something of this kind and, of course, it won’t be for free. First, I’ll be needing people who support this idea even if they don’t know how it can be achieved. I will also need a technical co-founder who knows how to write mobile applications, handle fast video-transcoding cloud APIs, and build local database indexers that link seamlessly to the Hive decentralised database.

I won’t be surprised if many won’t accept this idea and I’m totally open to skepticism because I believe they are necessary feedbacks needed to make this even more achievable. Honestly, I have had my own share of skepticism even before putting this post here, and it is what has led to believe in my ideas and give it a try instead of just throwing it away. Don’t stop yourself from stating the facts about why this may not be possible.

You can feel free to reach out to me on Discord if you think this is what you want to join me in bringing to life, especially as a technical guru, someone who understands better than I do on how to achieve this for the Hive blockchain. But for those who don’t believe in this, your comments are highly appreciated too.

I’m not sure how long it will take me to achieve Hive Tok, but as long as it’s possible and I find the right people to partner with me, I’ll give it my best to see it happen. Being able to achieve this project will be my little way to pay Hive back for the years it has been good to me.

I’m only putting this post out here to stop myself from killing this idea. I still have a lot of planning, learning, sourcing, and research to do. But until then, I need to source for feedback first from the platform I wish to create this for.

Thank you for reading through! 💜

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