I was just reading an interesting post from 
Anyway.
In his post he talks about the amounts of value to hit different stages of global wealth levels, and it really is quite interesting, and perhaps a bit sad.
Worth needed:
$4,210 - richer than half the world's population.
$93,170 - richer than 90% of the world's population.
$871,320 - richer than 99% of the world's population.
If I was
However, as he was saying, none of these numbers are crazy and when tallying up his various Hive-related values, he easily is a 50-percenter, multiple times over. Similarly, my HIVE POWER makes me a 10-percenter. Factor in the collateral in my home, a few other tokens, and I am a bit higher than that, but I was a 1-percenter, at the last global ATH on everything, toward the end of 2021.
But, it is meaningless.
Not just because I didn't sell, but because comparing ourselves globally doesn't take into consideration the local economy and financial situations. For instance, Finland where I live is one of the most expensive countries in Europe, and the salaries are not overly great. What is okay here though is healthcare and schooling, and it is relatively safe, largely due to there not being a massive amount of wealth disparity in the country. Though that is changing as the world starts to take on more of the American approach to living - profits for the few.
However, what is interesting is how much value an active person on Hive could have made over the last few years, if they really wanted to. And what I mean by "wanted" is that pretty much everyone here wants to earn, but not everyone is willing to do what it takes in terms of their consistency, as well as how they carry themselves in the community.
Of course, there are skill and experience issues also, as while a person might be consistent, if they don't have the ability to deliver something interesting, engaging, and what people find some value in, they aren't likely to earn much consistently anyway. But, working under the assumption that a person is able to deliver if they tried, there are a lot of people who failed.
And, they failed for many reasons, with some of the popular ones being that the amount they were earning on their posts wasn't worth adding something of quality, or posting consistently. Or, they wanted to stay where they were comfortable, posting about the things that they like, in the way that they like to write and present, even if it wasn't engaging the audience.
There is no problem with doing what you like, but if doing what you like isn't getting the results you are after, perhaps you should reevaluate your approach. Because, when people are consistently complaining about their results, it isn't up to others to cater for their poor process. Good process doesn't guarantee results, but it definitely increases the odds.
There have been a couple people (more than a couple) that I have tried to help over the years in various ways to get the results they were after, but very few of them wanted to "compromise" themselves in order to get what they wanted. Instead, they just kept on doing what they did, complaining constantly, with more than one making me look like a dick, because I had been working in the background getting them some support - only to have people come to me and say,
"Why would I support this person when they act this way?"
You shouldn't.
Gandhi said "be the change you wish to see in the world" and in this world, a world that is driven by economic activity, where we spend our money matters. Spending money is giving support, voting in Hive is spending voting power that distributes HIVE and HBD tokens.
If you don't want to support the Ku Klux Klan, don't buy from them.
It is the same on Hive, where being the change includes supporting the behaviors that you want to see more of on Hive. That might be particular kinds of content and topics, but it is also the human behaviors that you want to see more of. If you would like to see more comments, support comments with a reply and a vote. If you want to see higher quality, don't vote shit.
It isn't so hard.
Having said this, what I am glad about is that over the years, there have been some people who have managed to build their accounts without taking it all out for their day to day expenses and when that magical bull run does come, Hive is going to have a lot of people pushing into the top 10% of the worlds richest, and many who are currently living in some of the poorest countries on earth, being locally, quite well off.
I am looking forward to it.
And, like
Before they fall back down again.
It is going to be great! And for those who haven't experienced a full bull run, it is an amazing experience while it lasts. But, post-bull, when things calm down and it is back to business as usual, you are going to want to have Hive be the kind of place you can ride out the Bear markets too. And to do this, it requires supporting what you want to see more of here. Be a little discerning.
So many people over the years have had all kinds of complaints and excuses as to why this place sucks, yet they are still here complaining. I know a few who have been here seven years, and still they are complaining near daily...
Doing exactly what they want.
There are no rules on Hive as to what works, but there are pretty good indicators and examples that come from what works in any community or society. Doing what you want, normally isn't it. It isn't to say that you can't do what you want, but if it doesn't fit in with what gets you to where you want to be, review.
As I see it, there are a lot of ways to operate on Hive and like any game, there are rules of a kind. There are of course the technical rules of the blockchain, but there ae also the social rules, as well as the economic rules, and the personal rules. Finding ways to navigate it all might seem complex, but it really isn't that hard, if you make the game part of your day, part of your social interaction, part of your entertainment profile, as well as a part of your education, investment strategy and if you are game, a piece of your life.
If I had a dollar...
If a person had a dollar of HIVE a day for the last year, come the bull run, they will have over that $4,210 worth in their account. But, this isn't a charity, there is a REWARDS pool, and rewards are given in exchange for something - a service, a product, work performed, an idea, or a desired behavior. The equation is simple.
Offer something of value, to get something of value.
In other words: Earn it.
Taraz
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