Hive has no rules other than those defined in the blockchain code: a new block every 3 seconds, zero transaction fees, thirteen weeks to complete a power down, etc. that's the truth. And starting from this idea, I want to analyze today a behavior that I consider at least counterproductive for the ecosystem.
Although each community has its rules and those who wish to publish in them must, something with which I very much agree, there are other unwritten “rules” and attitudes of hivers that go to the extreme. And neither extreme is good.
First I want to review the attitude of some users who leave comments as a scolding for aspects that should not even matter when it comes to healing. It is valid that a newcomer user is positively recommended to interact with the content of other users in their communities of interest. And being new is a good way to make yourself known and create a network. However, complaining or punishing a user who has been on the blockchain for a long time for not interacting enough with other users' content seems pointless to me. Something that only applies to those who have little voting power. I have never seen them complain or recommend that interaction with a whale, curious isn't it? It seems that for those Hive “watchdogs,” ordinary users must leave five or more comments a day, again, nonsense.
Let me explain, this user has probably already been recommended to interact with the content of others and has decided not to do so or does so, but at low intensity. Why doesn't he interact more then?
The answers can be as simple and variable as:
- You don't have enough time: the responsibilities of the physical world leave you little time to dedicate to interaction and, yes, everyone has some free time, but also the priorities are different and they can spend their time on something more important to them.
- He is an active content creator: yes, at Hive almost all of us create content, but in general we are more consumers than creators, it is normal. A quality content creator will spend most of their time creating and will interact with the comments left on their posts.
- Does not consider it necessary to comment: How many times have you seen a good video with thousands of views and likes, but only with dozens of comments? The natural thing is that users consider that their upvote is enough to show appreciation to the creator. You don't always have something meaningful to say and it is better to say nothing than to leave banal comments.
Another element that they take to the extreme is to avoid voting on the content of those who power down frequently or the majority of their HP. In my opinion, what should take precedence when voting is the quality of the post and whether we liked it or not, what a user does with their rewards or HP should not be a measure of whether or not to curate the content they create. After all, what has allowed Hive to have a huge repository of quality content today has been the possibility of earning rewards for publications. This blockchain has grown and has been maintained thanks to that principle. Although at some point different users raised the possibility of eliminating the reward pool, I think that would be a huge mistake for the sustainability and future of Hive.
Anyway, this is my opinion, but the truth is that Hive gives everyone the freedom to do whatever they want with their account.