The Hive blockchain is the virtual home of many of us and while most of us find a place where our passions and hobbies are shared within the communities, an important aspect of being here is the crypto rewarding system that stays at the base of it. You put up the work, you create qualitative content, you get recognition from the other users for your efforts in pushing and expanding this blockchain, they upvote you and you get a piece of the daily rewards pool in the form of either Hive, HBD or both. Having this factored in, I must say that sometimes I saw defensive approaches when someone would get out of the line and would come with an opposite opinion from what the majority would see one thing or the other. And in some cases this would result in rewards penalties and downvotes. So a normal questions comes to mind from this perspective: Do you have the courage or can you afford to be disliked on the Hive blockchain?
Ok, maybe the word disliked is a little bit harsh in case you oppose most of the thinking that is shared around here, but if that's also not put in the right words, should will trigger a wave of criticism from all around users. Some people suffer from the happy trigger reaction, while a few might look behind the lines and truly understand the essence of one's opposing reasoning. But on the other hand, being opinionated and standing your grounds might put the light on you in comparison to tends or hundreds of thousand of content creators from here. Because in the end it is all about branding and about people trusting your character through the written articles that you publish on the Hive blockchain. And once this trust is earned, things will attract engagement and recurring upvotes.
Some quotes
John Maynard Keynes said once that “It is the essence of a successful investor that he should be eccentric, unconventional and rash in the eyes of the average opinion.” Even Warren Buffett shared that “You can’t buy what’s popular and do well.” And not the last, Linda Prevatt expressed that “The only people who never get criticized are those who never do anything.” Even if all of these views come from the financial sector, I believe they all hold meaning also when it comes to being a content creator on the Hive blockchain and maybe come with articles challenging what might be seen normal in this ecosystem in special and everywhere else in general.
Opinions
I must say that while I don't like extreme opinions or even challenging views on what I consider right and normal, I am intrigued at least to read a few lines from the works of such content creators. Through the chaos of their words I sometimes find useful ideas and opinions on things that I've never though through the presented perspective. But how many of us stop reading such content creators which made a name and brand of going against the waters. I guess not many, but if there are few whale supporters it might pay off in the end.
Moderation
Myself I am more a moderate person, calmer and one that usually goes with the flow if it makes sense. Trying to answer to the question if I have the courage or if I can afford to be disliked on the Hive blockchain, I must say that I am 50/50 on it. Why? Just because I like the environment from here, found my place based on my interest in finance and crypto and it gives me a good feeling when I am rewarding for it through posting and commenting. I guess I can say that I have the courage to be disliked around here as my finances are not depending on it, but if that would translate in meaningless upvotes or even downvotes, probably would make me not use the platform anymore. It is not the case in my regards, but I always wondered how this could play for more vocal and opposing thinkers from here.