I've had this account on hive for a while now and have underutilized it due to some misconceptions I had. I can't blame anyone but laziness to do basic research. So what did I discover?
--Art by me
Yes, it's taken me a while but better late than never. I mention a lot that I've become a visual person in the past year, and this means that if I need an instruction on how to do anything online, I prefer to watch a video of someone explaining this to me, step by step. Also, as a user who wants functionality as well as a great user experience, I'm more likely to use a product if it provides enough motivation for use.
Not to tear down anything on the blockchain since it needs all the support it can get, but I initially started my hive journey by using the dapplr app. The next few sentences are a personal review and should not be viewed harshly. The thing is I made a mistake, as ever since I started doing arts on @lizzyblueart and using ecency, I've become a regular content creator on the platform.
The benefits of ecency which everyone who uses it already knows include the points system. You get points for doing most things and that's why I'm still here. This was the original idea that was sold to me when I joined hive but I did not experience it for close to a year if I'm not mistaken, simply because I was on the wrong frontend interface.
Another thing I wish I'd taken the time to learn was what it meant to delegate. I learnt about this only today and I'm yet to see the full benefit. But the concept behind delegation is what makes it interesting as a stand alone thing. I wish I'd actually taken the time to read a couple of paragraphs which explained this instead of deciding for myself that I'd figure this 'vague' thing somehow with time. It's. Not. Vague. At. All.
Finally, I wish I'd interacted more with people. I don't know if it was an attention span problem. Even though my post is filled with praise for ecency, I still think that the frontend needs a lot of work with the UI and UX. It's not 100 percent there yet and this might have been why I found it difficult to concentrate on people's posts. It's taken some amount of focus and self will to actively look through something from beginning to end. One of the reasons has to be the use of markdown which I'm not a fan of, the lack of options to add videos directly into the app. Understandably since we have blockchain technologies solely created for vloggers. Still, These things are a sore spot for me and kept me away from building a network.
I'm hoping someone who's just started learns from my mistakes and starts early as I think being here is useful. There's so much to learn and so much value to give.
Thanks for stopping by :)
well, it takes some getting used to. Decentralize social media is still very much in its infancy and we are all here figuring things out together. But I would rather invest my time than anywhere else on the web. Once you get deep into this you will realize there is more to hive than just posting. I have gotten to meet awesome people across the globe and we all help each other grow in different aspects of our lives.
I don't think the devs at dapplr are still active on hive. I haven't used the app in a while. Ecency has been my go-to mobile app. I still use other frontends like leofinance and peakd which I prefer. I dunno the mobile apps don't do it for me
I've recently seen how people here have rallied to help someone in trouble, so yea I see the community thriving. It's about people afterall and that's nice to see. I remember when dapplr devs said they were discontinuing support for the app but since it was working, I kept using it 😀. Anyways ecency makes me happy. I don't enjoy using my laptop to post on peakd. It's difficult to concentrate with so many things on the screen. I might some kind of adhd
True that. The power of the community at play. We might argue and fight a lot but we got each other's back when it matters.
Such a shame. They had so much support.
Different strokes for different folks.
It's 2021, everyone has ADHD
I don't think anybody has everything figured out here on the chain. Its always a matter of time and desire to learn. You might also want to check out 3speak. In simple terms, its the YouTube of the blockchain, except you own all your shit and you also earn while you are at it.
I use ecency a lot. For obvious reasons you have stated, lol. but not only that, I enjoy the interface and the mobile app comes in handy, still more work to be done. On web, i use peakd sometimes. Its easy to use too.
We hope you stick around this time. Cheers
Yep, I do movie reviews with @nonsowrites and we share on 3speak. I'm definitely sticking around this time for sure. Thanks for stopping by)
Delegation is just sending a certain amount of your token to another account.
First, the person who sends it might be doing it as a selfless act (e.g.those who delegate HP to Newbies to help them navigate Hive without hitches for a while)
Second, the person who sends it might want some returns. I have seen projects that requires one to delegate a portion of their tokens for reblogs, post upvotes, and yes, rewards, (rewards could be liquid hive, or other hive engine tokens)
This is the only two uses of delegation that I know of. I hope it helps you, if it doesn't, I'll explain with all my understanding, so, go on, and ask questions
Thank you)) Yes, this is what I also learnt today. I just didn't know that was what it meant all this time and was excited to know I could delegate with the resources I already had. Makes me more commited to keeping up here.
Hey 👋🏼, I would start by saying am someone who is still navigating the platform but the little I have stayed it has been awesome, I have meet lots of friends too and we have been in good connection till date.
The blockchain of a thing is still new anyways not so new! For the fact you have been away for a while due to one circumstances or the other doesn't mean you can't get back on track!.... Welcome back and I hope you enjoy your stay...
Thank you for your kind words :)
This is my second year in hive and I must confess I still have lots of even the basics to grasp.
We will get there eventually, day by day, just gotta put in more time and interest I believe..
Hey there!
We sure will!
It's great to learn these things! I am quite new, but I think whenever you learn, it can be useful on your Hive journey.
Yay! 🤗
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