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RE: A series of posts regarding Hive, Splinterlands, me, and you!
Nonames, this is definitely one of the best responses I’ve read on this matter. I appreciate your thoughts on it.
I’m a SPL player since 2019, and recently working hard to learn more about Hive and become more active in the greater community (I just voted for my first DHF) . I hope to meet and engage with more people like you.
In terms of your Burger King comment, I think you could also look at it in this way, sometimes people vote to increase funding for their local schools, even though they don’t have children, because they feel it’s what is best for their community.
I realize I am biased, but I genuinely do feel that what is good for Splinterlands is also good for Hive. The issue is that Hive works so well for a game like Splinterlands that we have rarely had to come out of our bubble to engage in the Hive ecosystem - this needs work (and Matt has already taken steps for this with Hive promotion inside the game). We should all be one big family working together to pull each other up.
I’m here to learn and listen and do my best to bring our two communities closer together.
I see your point and respect it.
To counter that I would mention public services like schools aren't expected to make a profit. The artwork the students put all over the walls isn't worth anything aside from grades. The "profit" there is contributing to their future. Them needing help would be a common occurrence so people often accept fundraisers as being necessary.
Meanwhile SPL "students" have money for cards, the various tokens; it all holds value and stays in their wallets. They get paid to "learn."
So this would be like the profitable/wealthy private school in the rich neighborhood canvasing all neighborhoods including the poor neighborhoods, pulling up in a Ferrari, and asking for donations.
Now I want to demonstrate something. I'm going to upvote your comment as much as I can. 100%. I'm not in support of the SPL proposal. You are. In seven days you will receive some HP. The same HP you're using to support the proposal. Notice how I'm now supporting the SPL proposal indirectly?
If you were to turn around and sell that, you're making the choice to weaken your ability to support the things you enjoy.
I don't expect the majority of gamers to become content creators. That vote I gave you, in seven days, gives me HP as well. Just for pushing the button.
So over the span of several years, if thousands of players with 100 HP each were actively voting for content and engaging with their common interests, the value behind that mass of gamers with common interests would be on the rise constantly, growing at the same rate as everyone else. A large group of gamers working together to support their DHF proposal gives them a clear advantage. Could be sitting here upvoting your conversations with one another rather than sitting on Discord for example and that simple act would be contributing to your success.
SPL is just as much "The Hive Community" as anyone else here. Hive is more like the Earth and much like the planet, there are several communities. Might be a Bostonian or a New Yorker, but you're still an Earthling. Boston community members take care of themselves. New York takes care of itself.
Imagine if this entire operation grew into millions of people. Never in a million years would "The Hive Community" be on the same page, agreeing on all things. Yet all the available tools and opportunities would still be available to everyone in the same way they are today.
I'm happy to hear SPL is taking steps to remove the wall surrounding their community and now wants to open the gates and build roads.
Currently, no individual here can say they speak for "The Hive Community."
However, several can speak for SPL.
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