It is said that information is power but the issue remains whether it will be put in use by the person that got it.
The Bible says that people die out of ignorance which means that they actually received the information but refused to put it in practice.
Coming to the question on how I heard about Hive. I got informed about Hive in the year 2024 through a sister and a colleague, . told me the good news of Hive but I got more interested when I heard about SpendHBD as part of Hive. SpendHBD which is a place where you can actually buy whatever you want and pay online with or without cash as long as you have your HB.
At first, when she told me about the cash rewards that will be credited to my wallet, my first question was, How do I cash out? I kept posting her till she took me for one of her shoppings. Before we left, I knew she didn't have any cash on her but I was amazed that she was able to pick some items and paid with her HB and also claimed her discount.
Honestly, now that I've tasted and seen that not every online business is a scam, I no longer blame anyone who thinks that Hive is a scam, all that people need is good analysis of the information given to them with evidence.
Talking about analysis, there is a special Hiver, a guru in networking, a great analyst when it comes to Hive and all it's related matters, in the person of focusnow () when I first met this guy, I instantly wished for a smart and intelligent junior brother like him. He took time to analyse the whole information, helped me get done with my introductory post, installed Ecency app, opened a wallet for me, installed Hivekeychain and even guided and helped me to purchase some stuffs and also helped me to claime my discount of the little I purchased. Isn't it amazing?