RE: London’s only beach… is it worth it ?
Blurt is the best as it’s got no downvotes and total freedom, but just not enough users or value rly, Steemit is ok now but at any point downvote wars can begin and it’s toxic af. I think it’s why hive is doing so poorly. About 70% of the users are splinterlands players to be honest if that app developed another chain hive would pretty much have no one. Bizarrely most ppl only know about Steemit still too and don’t even realise others exist. I was actually earning very highly on hive at least £60 a day at one point and upwards but even at that it was way too toxic it literally wouldn’t even be worth £1000 a day to me to be on there by the end. I could say all kinds that goes on there but can’t be bothered rly anymore but it is a horrible place to be. Any platform with a downvote I wouldn’t be exclusive on as your just building community that one person can take away tmrw if they rly wanted to.
I totally feel you. Being on these platforms should give a person value…and not be toxic. I think once they're bigger, the payouts will be better too, but both are not there…yet. I do notice Hive development tempo is higher than steemit…so they are trying to be better.
What I've noticed about the Hive downvoting is some of these people were burned by the whole hard fork fiasco with steemit a few years ago…and they want to make sure that hive does not become steemit. So I think some users use downvoting to encourage certain behavior on the chain. I'm agnostic about it, but it's just my observation.
Splinterlands is incredibly popular for sure! If I want to get a good payout, and recognition, I submit a render on splinterlands. I wish I had more time, I would be a lot more active on both platforms… but I don't, so I’m not :)
Basically on hive ahout 10 ish whales have all the power they can literally over ride 100 s of votes and it’s the same ones from steemit. They are all hypocrites and downvote for things they do themselves like they downvote if someoens posts on steemit whilst farming steem themselves, they have this ‘ low value post thing’ which is rubbish as if it’s them or a mate it’s ok posting an iPhone pic or twitter link. They just sometimes do it for fun or personal dislike they also don’t like anyone with a real world following they get downvoted off like Jerry banfield, artists from rare the biggest nft platform, then cryptopie who uses his earnings for life saving treatment and they just laugh about the fact he now can’t afford dialysis as they downvote him it is sick if you defend someone your then targeted. It’s the most sick platform I’ve ever been on it makes Facebook seem amazing tbh it’s actually just made me think maybe fb isn’t that bad after all lol
I saw these whales early on when I joined steemit as I got invited to a private chat group prob as I was one of only women back then and they just laugh at downvoting newbies and taking their rep to 0 it’s a game for them, that platform is like satanic tbh lol stay away imo
But even on a more rational level it’s pointless to invest time and building in platforms where a couple of ppl can just stop you making any income it’s just a waste of time long term it’s why I’m wary of putting too much into steemit too as the downvotes no doubt will come when crypto is higher. I feel safe on blurt like it’s free and open other than that I think I’ve gone back to thinking maybe YouTube and tik tok and the lot of those platforms are not that bad after all lol