Hello to all my fellow Hivians and the many friends I have made along the way,
I am a collector and I have enjoyed collecting the things I have when I came here. Selling my Yodins is not easy and not what I wanted to do long term. I originally wanted to hold them for the rest of my life! 😊
From Pokemon 2000 the Movie.
I thought an abuse project with a new angle focusing on higher quality content would be a boon for all stakeholders.
But these things happened and it's normal and okay with the majority of people here:
• @offgridlife/happy-holidays-from-canada (Me being labeled an enemy, which he then later edited out of his post)
• A different person saying I am Killing HIVE (for me buying HIVE and staking it and then downvoting someone who was posting what I consider spam).
• A different person calling me a criminal.
• Someone I did not downvote, then downvoting me in retaliation for me downvoting someone who is running an actifit account with a KE of 70+.
Based on my experience, this is HIVE's system, this is HIVE's process. People here are ok with this.
To me the downvote button is too easy to push and maybe it really shouldn't exist? Maybe HIVE should just become a Blurt clone? I wouldn't advocate for that. It seems like HIVE has a lot going for it.
I like to try to solve interesting problems. And I think HIVE abuse is an interesting problem and I believe it always will be.
AI and automation will get better. It gets better everyday. How people decide to deal with that here, I will keep track of, because if it can be solved here, I think there's something to learn about that and will have other real world applications.
I wanted to get to rank 22 with my stake because I like number 22. I got to rank 43 in a month because I believe in the top stakeholders here and I originally wanted to be a part of the solution.
From HIVE Analytics.
But I have come to terms with the fact that I don't want to be a part of the solution and I can't. Few people really care about this and people think it is ok to threaten me for pennies. It's only Karma right? Because me downvoting content makes me a bad person apparently.
Fine. I will leave antiabuse to Hive Watchers and anyone else that wants to do it independently cough 
I will delegate my HP to other people that care about abuse more than I do and are willing to do it from their own accounts.
There are specific people, that have been supportive to me throughout this on chain. To these people I am forever grateful.
I have no intention of doing the work required to fix anything here. I will let the people who came before me continue to manage.
This is the only viable option for me going forward.
I would like to end this post on a positive note with sharing some things I have enjoyed collecting over the years (even if these things aren't that "valuable" and I can't easily sell them).
1st is the Yodin Plushy
While basically no one irl knows what this is, it is hard to find and rare. I love the Yodin cards I had the pleasure to collect at one point in time. This Yodin plushy helps represent that love. I really enjoyed Splinterlands and think they have good products. I do not regret spending money on it and I had a lot of fun. I made a lot of friends, met interesting people, and learned a lot about how all this stuff works. For that, I am grateful and I wish the Splinterlands team the best in their business endeavors.
2nd is the Elder Wand
This is not a particularly rare item. These are very easy to find real versions of and the fake ones will typically pass as authentic. So it's really not worth much if anything. However, I have a lot of fond memories with this item. Buying it with money I had to save up and still holding this item today is a good feeling. Using it as a prop with Halloween customs and making short silly videos with me acting like Dumbledore. This item also embodies in some ways my time here on HIVE. There are a lot of things that are not "valuable" here but they are valuable to me. My friends, the journey, the mission, and the resolve when things don't go our way.
3rd is the Mew Trading Card
This is a rare item but not really valuable. It might be valuable to one other person on HIVE I can think of but that is about it. I have a fond memory of this item because I shared it in the Zing discord once. I got positive feedback from the Zing community about this item. It is really hard to collect rare things and find people who appreciate them. This was one of those times and I will always cherish that moment.
I do not need HIVE to talk to the interesting people I have met here and I really do appreciate the good times we had.
Cheers,
❤️ Hurt
My Blog -> @hurtlocker