"Why Bitcoiners Need Hive"
The way I see it the Bitcoin maxis and plenty of crypto heads are spinning in the same loop for years and years now when it comes to putting out content and sharing their thoughts "in a way" that can't be censored and that is immutable at the same time.
A few years ago there was some youtube purge at some point, probably during the 2018-2019 bear market, if I remember correctly and plenty of crypto YouTubers saw their accounts suspended and their content demonetized for basically no irrefutable reason. I don't remember the names, but I sure know that I commented on the tweets of a few of them mentioning Steem/Hive as a way superior alternative to youtube, Facebook, and Twitter for content sharing in a way that's not controlled by anyone.
None gave a shit because most of them are more interested in just making money out of this shit(Bitcoin, crypto) rather than being part of a crypto revolution. As soon as youtube gave them back their accounts they simply resumed what they were doing for years.
Yesterday, Jameson Lopp posted on Twitter that he's into increasing his data sovereignty and protecting his content from deplatforming risks and he also shared a guide for how to efficiently archive and transcribe your YouTube videos.
As you can see in the screenshot above I have replied to his tweet directing him to Hive. I was hit by a wall trying to help this guy the same way as I was by trying to guide others to the "water spring" that Hive is. These people are contradicting themselves... On one hand, they're shouting about decentralization, sovereignty, and full ownership, and on the other, they refuse to make the switch from centralized shit to fully decentralized networks.
You can see for yourselves the answer I got from Lopp...
I couldn't stop there and I replied to the guy pointing him to the fact that he has options with Hive. If he doesn't want to completely leave youtube behind he can "double post" by opting to "blockchain his youtube content on Hive". He's not the only one doing that. @cryptodaily and some crypto chick, both quite famous in the crypto world were doing the same until a few good months ago.
Personally, I don't care who's buying Twitter, Youtube, or Facebook, none of these ones will ever become the platforms their users wish them to be. There will always be censorship, account moderation, and restrictions. Period.
Look at what happened with Kanye West and Twitter. Soon after Kanye got unbanned... by Elon, the same person who gave him back the freedom to express himself on Twitter took that grant back. That's not how you do it...
Let the man speak even if he's full of crap. Is he instigating violence? What did George Bush do with Iraq? No one banned him from anywhere...
I believe that everyone should have the right to speak his/her lungs out, no matter the shit, and that's what Hive does. It set the stage for "every artist to play". The world can't be fixed because it's not broken and whoever tries to fix it is just interfering and attributing himself great powers than necessary. If you don't like some shit you simply build yours or join the one created by others that suits your needs...
Jameson Lopp would be better with Hive than whatever he's taking into consideration as "backup", but he consciously decided to ignore it and stick with what feels more convenient.
Thanks for your attention,
Adrian
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Youre a beastman Adrian, jusss sayin. Lets keep up the work. Things will keep buzzing here i believe.
!BEER
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Some call me a leech but appreciate your remarks. Thanks. Hive on!
Glad you speak out about Hive to Him and he knows it now at least.. whatever if he picks or not... Agree with your POV. Probably he's about to consider another centralized Platforms or library.
We'll see. He probably knew already about Hive... He didn't ask about further details.
That's one of the best things about Hive; The freedom to express one's thought(s) without getting banned or shutdown. Double posting on Hive and YouTube will be a better and more efficient choice than backing it up on another platform. Now that you've shown him Hive, I hope he gives it some thought and research before making the decision on what to do next.
He didn't seem too interested, unfortunately.
https://twitter.com/3018665008/status/1601907860283301892
https://twitter.com/494429019/status/1602049330210377728
https://twitter.com/1319198076205137921/status/1602724006246875137
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There's some that get it and others that don't :)
For sure. I feel responsible to spread the word.
You replied with perfect explanation about HIVE and I find the tweet reply pretty impressive. Over all well explained, big applause!
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Decentralized apps will replace traditional apps and blockchain will take the monetization out of centralized entities as well. The world is reshaping itself and we have the power to be part of that.
It's not a surprise. Everyone flocks to the most popular options and they don't really consider the other options. It's dumb and all I see is them complaining when they get booted off Twitter/Youtube.
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Social media is not only about hosting, its about distribution, which is the entire point of why people use it, hosting your content be it on here vs self-hosting makes no difference because you are still forced to use traditional social media to get anyone to see it
That's the unfortunate reality, and lets not pretend any blockchain hosting content is immune to a DMCA take down, its not
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Unfortunately there are many who fill their mouths with freedom of speech and expression and decentralization but then when there is a choice to choose, they prefer the safe haven to what could be a real social revolution. However, you are right to spread the word, someone will understand, someone else will continue on his way and maybe one day he will regret it 😉