Fellow Hivers!
Barely a week after we separated from Steem I'm both amazed and relieved to see how many of us decided to come over here, making the Hive their new home.
I feel that the Hive holds immense opportunity. There will be no lack of dispute too, but do not worry, we have DPoS to always find our way!
I'm eager to contribute and very grateful to all those who work hard on building this place. At the same time I'm still saddened and depressed by the fact that we lost Steem and with it a large number of Steemians.
Also, I would like to state that I would have wished that only the accounts holding the Steemit Inc stake had been excluded from getting their balances mirrored to the new chain. In my opinion, there was no pressing need to exclude further accounts from getting their balances ported. However, I acknowledge and welcome the fact that it was intended from the beginning to give our community the last word on this.
My hope now is that in the Hive the huge potential can unfold that was already planted into Steem, but had no chance to ever develop there. At least not at a speed that was even halfway bearable.
Now that we are free from the burden and threat of a single controlling stake we must learn to stand on our own legs. And every pair of legs will be needed.
The Hive lives from and through the community and grows by the contributions of each member. The value is us! There is no beekeeper who will take care of us if we run out of honey! Being forced to be self-sustaining gives us purpose but also imposes an enormous challenge that we as the Hive need to adapt to as fast as possible.
And let us not forget those who still contribute to this corporate blockchain called Steem. We won't be able to convince every single one of them but we have to do our best so that everyone at least is aware that a hexagon has been prepared for them in the Hive and is waiting for them to move in.
Hive on!
Shaka