RE: What Happened to Hive? - And What Happened to Me?

The power of re-blogs - your post showed up in my feed due to Acid's and EVW's sharing it 😀.

Like many others I can relate to your words quite a bit. I have been one of those taking a break here and there and I have never been and will never be someone who posts daily, no freakin' way! But I have been blogging all the way since the early 2000s, yup, waaaaay before Hive. I actually found Hive because I got tired of looking for revenue streams via blogging and I didn't want to do ads and Google and influencer Insta and stuff. As they say: I got here for the rewards and stayed for the community.

It sounds like you found your mojo to keep on blogging but you are right, I have read too many posts over the recent past talking about leaving, getting bored etc. etc. That kind of negativity is really de-motivating for everyone reading those particular posts. Hence I am glad that when I clicked on your title, the post actually turned out to be positive and a reflection on yourself and what you do and can do. Nicely done!

Yeyyy, thank you for your comment! And you know what? I never even planned it this strategically. But of course you're right, and I can see what you mean: if the post is all complaining and highlighting shortcomings, one is much less likely to rise above it and enjoy the experience. And honestly, I still think Hive is amazing, and I don't want to abandon it, but at the same time I am feeling the drain of energy. So I'm glad that my post still showed my initial optimism.

As for the reblogs, I was a bit unsure about tagging all these communities that I mentioned merely as a side note. But in the end, it proved to be the best decision. I'm so happy it worked out so well. Thanks to you too for being part of it.