This is my entry to 
Fortunately for all Hivers, the Blockchain is far better that all other social media or networks. Way less toxic and aggressive than Twitter for sure. The fact that there is money in between our interactions can be part of the explanation for the good of platforms like Hive; it can also be the reason for the bad. In either case, Hive is made by humans, humans are imperfect and conflictive most of the time; therefore, we are prone to have some of that.
The key for this experiment to work resides in how much we lean towards the negative/conflictive personalities or towards the positive/inspiring/refreshing ones. I think that the Steemit episode left some learning and also some scars. It will be up to every hiver to choose a path that would allow them to overcome whatever negative aspect Steemit had, or repeat the same mistakes and turn Hive into another battle ground. Overall, my experience here has been positive and gratifying. Occasionally, there are uncomfortable situations or exchanges that make me feel uncomfortable or even upset, but so far nothing serious to report. I am very outspoken about most issues, but I am usually very respectful when I express disagreement and I tend to avoid confrontations as much as possible. With that same energy and determination, I like to nurture good relationships and usually copy good actions and attitudes from those who have positively affected me and try to pay-it-forward whenever I have the chance.
There are various types of personality that generate good and bad vibes for me (I would not go as far as hate). On the bad side, there are:
The Indifferent.
In this group I’d put those bloggers who could not care less about issues that do not affect them directly. I can’t blame them; I guess that must be a good therapy to stay healthy in this conflictive world, but sometimes indifference in a social media is kind of contradictory and even annoying.
Some bloggers do not take the time to learn about those who follow them or upvote them (I am sure it may get complicated if you are followed by more than 500 people), but it comes to a point that when they do not even mind to answer a comment or do it in a way that denote lack of engagement, to put it nicely, you start to get the feeling that they just don’t care about interaction or community. Some people are very knowledgeable about different subjects but refuse to share their knowledge (maybe they belong to a different category, Stingy).
I understand the platform is not a charity institution and bloggers with a certain power of vote and influence are not obligated to help out anyone in need, but sometimes I have the feeling that some people can do more for whoever is in dire need (not necessarily of money) at a given point and they just opt to ignore the calls.
The Arrogant
Some bloggers are just hard to get along with, even hard to ignore. They are just too full of themselves and too comfortable with their personalities to care about what others think or how their insensitive comments may affect others. There use to be some bloggers on Steemit (not sure if they are now active on Hive) who were very cynical about shit posting, self-voting, flagging, or downvoting. I guess some of them were just being cynical and sometimes even funny, but that is a personality not many people would be comfortable around. Of course, the best way to deal with that is just ignoring them until or unless you are directly affected by them, in which case, given the nature of the platform, where some people enjoy anonymity and some actions may not be undone or compensated, it can be very frustrating.
The Bellicose
Some Hivers just can’t help it. They have to either start a fight or make it escalate. They can’t ignore, they can’t negotiate, and sure as hell they can’t forgive and forget. They are passionate about what they do and in many cases they are right about the causes they defend or stand for, but their methods can be discouraging and alienating.
Some bloggers are so sensitive they can start a fight because you commented on their post, but did not upvote it. I have told the anecdote a couple of times of this one poet that I used to follow on Steemit and whose poems I really liked and did my best to comment thoroughly and one time (I had just 15 (delegated)SP) I made this wonderful (or so I thought) comment that was received with the upmost animosity. I was told I did not follow proper etiquette and my comment was worthless because my not-upvoting it meant for him that I did not value it. The truth of the matter was that I was under 70% or so and I planned to come back the next day and upvote it. I got one of those “you-don’t-know-who-you’re-messing-with” threats that I will never forget. I just stopped following him and ignored his work. I learned my lesson, though, and I make sure I have upvoted the post I am commenting, but I am older now and may be a bit forgetful, so if any of you have been the victim of my lack of etiquette, please, let me know, nicely, no threats needed.
Sometimes, the bellicose bloggers are extremely committed to the platform and they can’t conceive that most other bloggers have lives and circumstances that prevent them from being equally involved and informed/educated about whatever important matters they consider should be in everyone’s mind. I admire those exceptional people who can do several things at the same time and can excel at all of them. They do well with little sleep and they are talented enough to produce at high level under any level of stress. That I can’t be and I understand if that makes me ineligible for certain tasks or projects. I think that there might be ways to inspire people without making them feel inadequate.
I think that there are all kinds of personalities and interests here and enough room for all of them to coexist and get whatever they set their minds to from the platform without having to create conflicting environments where not only will people lose, but the platform itself may become the great loser if the conflicts created escalate.
Fortunately, the good side prevails on Hive and there are tons of good personalities here that make this platform the best place to be so far.
The Generous
I have met people who by any religious or non-religious standard should qualify as saints. I do not know how they are in person, but I am inclined to believe that they are just the same as their virtual selves. I have received not only economic support from many people here on many occasions, but also generous information, comments, advice, encouragement, and guidance.
Chatters can be included in this same category. They seem to always have time to start a conversation and keep it going until the post pays out :)
The Funny
Some people on Hive are just hilarious. Everything they write or do they do it from a very positive attitude, one that is contagious. Humor is a tricky territory and we know that what is funny for some people may be offensive for others. Yet, some people manage to always say funny things without hurting sensibilities. That usually comes with another personality type: intelligence.
The Smart
Intelligence is a hard to define concept/quality. We know that different people can be smart differently. Some people are not only knowledgeable, but clever in the handling of their social and work interactions. On Hive we can find all kinds of intelligent people and some of them are so smart they can handle almost every subject with equal dexterity. They also happen to be great human beings, which many world-renown geniuses can’t claim to be.
The Inspiring
Some Hivers have some kind of psychological Midas touch. They know how to inspire and motivate. They teach by example and they always find a way to see the best in people and make people reach inside themselves and find what they did not know they had or what they thought they had lost. They always have great ideas or make people come up with great ones, either for personal projects or for community initiatives.
I may go on and on, but this post is getting too long. I hope you found it useful and I hope you did not make the wrong guess with this personality types. In the name of community and team work, which should prevail if we want Hive to thrive and last, I made it as general as possible. I followed Horoscope writing guidelines. No need to point fingers at the bad things unless we can solve them without making them worse; the good things do not need public recognition. They remain and grow in spite of anonymity. Let’s learn from past mistake and aim at bigger things for Hive. There are plenty of good and talented people here to make that a reality.
