Growing not Mowing
I am sure this isn't exclusive to state parks in Michigan, but in the recent years they have picked up the motto "Growing not Mowing". Basically, they have decided that certain areas of the parks they are going to allow to grow wild. They usually have some kind of fence or barrier setup and a sign with that motto on it.
Even landowners have started to adopt this saying as well. My parents have a small piece of land behind their main lot that we used to play in as kids. Now that we are long moved out, it is just more work than necessary for them to keep it up, so he has adopted that motto as well.
Some of you might get where I am going with this, but if you don't, I think there can be a lot of parallels between your account(s) on Hive and this practice that many state parks have adopted.
Hive was actually the first thing that I thought of this past weekend when I was at a state park along the shores of Lake Huron in Michigan. Being along the lakeshore, the erosion can be pretty significant. Usually it happens more on the west side of the state due to the gulf stream and all of that meteorological science stuff.
As you can see from the picture above, specific areas have been cordoned off and allowed to return to the wild. By keeping individuals off these sandy dune-like areas, it allows the grass to take root and sort of cement the soil in place.
All too often, I think people see Hive as more of a faucet and less of the thriving ecosystem that it could be. Don't get me wrong, I am not saying taking profits is a bad thing. We all have to do it at some point. I just think it is a bit short sighted to continually power down and cash out.
I think we need to adopt a conservation mentality. These land areas that they allow to grow wild draws in a large number of insects, plants, and wildlife. In a time when the bee population is struggling, and species are disappearing from the planet, it is important to do what we can to keep them around.
The same is true of Hive. Again, I'm not saying don't take profits, but at 50/50 rewards why not leave that 50% that automatically gets powered up and just take the other 50% as profits. Is 50% of what you are making per post really worth waiting the 13 weeks for it to power down?
I really think you are shooting yourself in the foot if you are not allowing your account to experience the growth it deserves. Even small increases in your account add up over time. Just like year after year of not mowing draws in more and more wildlife.
I think a lot of us simply think of our Hive accounts as a tool or a means to an end. I know I used to feel that way. We need to shift our thinking and realize that our accounts are more alive than we realized. They aren't simply inanimate digital storage for words and pictures. They are living breathing outlets for our creativity, wealth, and curiosity.
Growing, not mowing... That's the key!
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