Macro/Micro Talk, Where I See Things Heading

@holoz0r: From the eighteen minute mark: We still need nodes to be simpler for people to set up, and for the hardware to be less demanding to make it more accessible. If we can optimise the software more (or it becomes a reality where phones are powerful enough) nodes on a mobile phone, connected to data will be incredible. Nodes would be popping up everywhere. The one great thing about HIVE is definitely what you've spoken about (to rewind to points you made earlier in the video) is that immutability. The fact that trust is built upon trustless trust, and the ability to look back, to audit, and make a decision for yourself. Twenty five minute mark: blockchains that are run as a business means they'll fail. Most businesses do fail. I agree with you about hive if it were to vanish, I wouldn't know what to do, I wouldn't know where to go. There's no "place" that I could throw my creative efforts toward. Your passion is evident in your voice. I wish others could feel the same way.

@alohaed: Some amount of stress is as necessary condition for growth, but that growth requires a period of rest and recovery. The internet has been fantastic for connecting us across the globe, but it also is a firehose of unactionable "danger" information. If you read the news in the morning, its all wars and rumors of wars. A hundred years ago if we were neighbors in a small town most of our troubles would have been local troubles, and common to us all with occasionally some larger problems arising. It's likely that our biology and neuro psychology is not well served by the systems that exist.

@zekepickleman: You know I have beenconnecting with a few other people who have been here a while and complain a little about those who come and go, and the quality blog content/engagement. My answer is always to spend more time on the NETWORKING component of Content + Networking + Time = Hive Success. While that may be a factor, it totally discounts what you covered in our 52 minute visit. While there is plenty of room for people to earn and practice writing, share experiences and connect, this is a platform also for those who will fight against a world order that constantly sets us up for the fleecing. I hit play so that I could get some work done and double the value of that time passing for me. Turns out I was more distracted than I thought and I had to stop and think too many times to get much done. Ah the work for a centralized system (even though I own this business) can wait an hour to allow me a stronger connection to the blockchain and one of the leaders I have followed for so many years. I am sorry to hear about your struggles in the last while but inspired by the learning you were able to do in the downtime. Hopefully you are on the strong upswing and we will hear from you more regularly. One incredible power you may have overlooked is how Hive can grant us direct audience with those who lead and there is an open invitation for anyone to step into that leadership group.

@web3creative: 11:00 A monkey picking another monkey's eyelid will throw anybody off, but your energy does not get thrown off. Marketing What's Hive niche? 21:50 HIVE already has great utility as it is. It works very well for sending and receiving value, but people want to move the magic internet money that they know (Dash, LTC, Bitcoin...) All of which have larger and more recognized brands than HIVE. With @vsc.network it's going to be possible to position hive as a chain agnostic, underlying protocol that lets you move money freely. Got a nice upvote? Withdraw BTC. Decentralization: When it comes to decentralization, HIVE is moving in the right direction, but we need, at the very least, 300 orcas with 100,000 HP each with varying opinions, willing to vote on DHF and governance. We don't have to agree, but we need a larger, active middle class. LTC's founder, Charlie Lee, also sold a large part of his coins which he mined fairly just so he didn't remain a large stakeholder. Could we talk to some large whales to do an OTC deal with the community in the name of decentralization? Skin in the game 38:40 You talk about people not having to buy $HIVE and $HBD; they can earn in. This is true, but isn't it also true that having skin in the game also makes you a hard core, committed Hivean? Good to hear your voice and thoughts again, Dan.

@ssjsasha: You're right about attackers will have to buy up supply from the exchanges, making us all wealthy, and we can just use the blockchain for what it was designed for, consensus and censorship resistance... take over our chain? we will fork hive, blacklist the attackers, and just keep on moving... Community IS the consensus, and Hive is one of the largest "underground" community in the ecosystem

@namiks: I was wondering where you went. Sorry to hear it was from all of those health issues, at least you're slowly getting back on track.

@clove71: Glad you are recovering okay!

@urrirru: I see in the comments that respected people are writing about the essence of the problem. Unfortunately, I don’t understand English by ear, and as far as I understand, there are no subtitles. If it’s not too much trouble, please write a short post in text, and even more people will know your opinion. Your opinion is important in this blockchain.

@alohaed: In the video @theycallmedan mentions a book he wrote with @starkerz That book is the "The Digital Community Manifesto (Digital Rights, Game Theory and Governance of Scalable Blockchains for Use in Network States)" Chapter 4 and the rest of the book can be read at:

@offgridlife: Unfortunately, Hive is being destroyed by Downvotes of the little bloggers who are trying to make it here. Where are they supposed to go if the whales attack the small Creators ? People are trying to earn Hive and earn HBD but it is being taken away on day 7 by Buildawhale (markymark) Blocktrades and others

@belion01: Am so happy see your face

@djbravo: I also left Steemit and joined this platform and have been working on this platform for the past few years and I see that people here are putting a lot of effort and hard work to make this platform more successful and it is a fact that its demand, supply and all the other things are being looked after with a lot of hard work and the people here are creating different communities and inviting their friends to this platform, so it is a matter of great joy. It is absolutely true that there were a lot of problems even when it was created and then after working hard it was launched globally and then a lot of people joined it and they are using it till today. After doing each task, problems also come and then slowly growth starts.

@thonykx01: The phrase "we have a shout" in minute 31:20, has impacted me greatly, even more so coming from someone who cares about others and Hive platform, otherwise, you wouldn't be calling for conscience and we need to make real difference. Hive has a looooot of benefits and we need to talk that and spread it

@ange.nkuru: Glad to hear you beat all the health scares and everything getting normal again.

@sirsmokesalot96: !PIZZA DAMN that is a nice payout my friend!