I wanted to title this post "A Tale of Two Posts". Then I remembered I used that title a while ago on another post and it didn't get the traction I expected it to. Apparently we don't have that many literature buffs in here. Either that, or something got lost in translation. Either way, I wasn't able to work it into the title.
Despite that fact, this post is still going to be very much about two posts on two different platforms and the vast disparity between the two.
With a few exceptions, I think it is safe to say that we all have or had a Facebook account at some point in our lives. It's not as popular with the kids and teens these days, but there is a good chance most of them still have a stagnant account sitting out there.
As you will see, I have an account myself, though I don't use it as much as I used to. Believe it or not, aside from my activity here on Hive, I am not that active on social media. As you will also see, there is a good reason for that.
People will often ask me if I have seen something that someone posted on Facebook and I will usually reply with the fact that I haven't been on Facebook in days if not weeks. I actively post maybe twice a year on my feed. One would be for my anniversary and the other would be for 
One thing that I have been jumping into more lately on Facebook is the communities. They have some pretty active and vibrant communities on Facebook. It's similar to what we have here, but on a scale that is hard to even comprehend.
Take this post for example:
I posted this in the Weber Kettle Grilling group that I am a part of over on Facebook. Look at those numbers 497 likes, 112 comments, 3 shares, and not a single dime in my pocket for posting this.
To be fair, this community has close to 200,000 members. I couldn't find the exact numbers, but I have a feeling the daily user count for all of Hive is significantly less than that. This shows you the power of community though and the potential that Hive has if we could get more users on here.
In fact, this is proof of just how important these little communities are that we are creating on Hive. They have to start somewhere, and I wouldn't be surprised if there was once a day when the Weber Kettle Community only had 100 or 1000 members.
Now let's contrast that Facebook post with This post from Tuesday. Let's start by looking at the numbers again... 358 upvotes, 38 comments (I'd cut that in half because half of those are probably my replies to people), and 13.47 Hive in rewards.
That last part is the real kicker right? I got absolutely nothing except a warm fuzzy feeling from that post on Facebook. Whereas over on Hive, I am actively earning crypto. I purposely picked this post because it was one of my lowest earners this past week.
But I still earned something right?
I also picked this post because besides the music theme, it wasn't really posted in a specific targeted community. Imagine the difference if it had been and that community on Hive was as robust and active as the communities on Facebook!
Trust me, I know I am preaching to the choir on this one. If you are hear reading this post, you are probably already active on Hive. Then again, maybe I hit some search engine optimization jackpot and this post is showing up on Google for some random reason.
I doubt it though.
The fact remains, Hive is barely scratching the surface of the potential that is here. Sure, there is the barrier to entry aspect, as well as just random stubbornness and fear of the unknown from the general population. I can't help but hope that one day we see this same kind of engagement.
My best advice... If there is something you love, create a community for it. There is a good chance that someone else probably loves it too.
I'm also a member of a Blackstone Griddle community on Facebook. You might recognize the name from some of my posts I have been publishing lately. That community has right around 750,000 members.
Let that sink in....
Almost a million members.
Like I said, imagine the potential!
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