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RE: Although subjectively downvoting posts to zero is anathema to me, the Layer 1 ability to do so must remain (for now at least)
Now that my posts are all being downvoted to zero on Hive, I'm Looking foward to seeing your new layer two option.
I'm totally over all downvoting, which has ramped up greatly in the past two months.
Some people think the insiders want to drive content creators off layer one - they certainly appear to be working towards that.
A whale told me to go to blurt if I don't like downvoting - that is looking like a more solid option by the day...
And so is Bastyon
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I consider Blurt laughable but I did carefully read the help section on Bastyon.
Do you think it is more abuse-resistent than Hive? My first impression is that while abuse might be more logistic-intensive than simply buying and powering up a token, it is still relatively easy to shadowban a user you dislike (you have to hoard reputable accounts instead which opens a decent opportunity for people who are able to build them for a resell).
Can you change my mind about that?
No, I can't... but in a vague sense, it just doesn't seem set up to shadow ban a user - it would be more effort than it's worth.
Bastyon's biggest selling point is the encrypted chat - it's getting thousands of new accounts because of that.
I wasn't all that impressed with Pocketnet two years ago, but now it seems to be on the brink of going big. Rebranded, and going with encryption and no censorship, it's ready at the right time.
Blurt - I laughed at first as well - terrible name, and it got off to a slow start. But Hive is a terrible name too (hive mind), and Blurt is a real underdog. All it would take is a dozen big name Hive bloggers to move there and it could suddenly become hip. Bastyon is very different, but Blurt is basically Steemit without whales.
So if my days on Hive are pretty much over, I have three options - Bastyon, Blurt, or a new Hive based front end that's in the works. One way or another I want no downvoting. At this point I'm open minded, and waiting to see how things play out. I've met some amazing people on Hive and if we are going to be forced off the Hive platform, I want to keep my contacts in one place
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