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This isn't going to be a very informational post. It is more of a way to open some discussion and perhaps enlighten me and other readers via the comments. If I had more time (and ambition) I could likely find the answers myself. Sometimes it is just easier to ask though right?

Let's get the basic premise out of the way right now:

What if HIVE never achieves mass adoption like we hope?

Please, don't misunderstand, I absolutely unequivocally hope that is no the case. I think it would be foolish to not consider the possibility. Let's play devil's advocate for the morning (or whenever you read this) and think about what happens next.

I know a handful of people who claim they are not here for the money. Assuming that isn't even 1% BS, they would likely just keep plugging along like they have been.

I have been here for over three years now and posting/commenting/curating has almost become a habit, so I doubt whether my activity would change too much. Would I see the platform through a different lens though? I might. There is a huge difference between doing something out of habit and doing something because you are really excited about it.

I can't remember the last time I got really excited about brushing my teeth, but I do it twice a day anyway because that is just what you do right?

I know several people I follow have been touching on some of the amazing stuff that the developers have in the works for the HIVE blockchain. Ideally, one or all of those things combined will give people a reason to create an account on the chain. Perhaps in droves.

What if that doesn't happen?

Think five years from now. Crypto is (mostly) widely adopted throughout the world. BTC hit that $360K mark a while ago and blew through it finally settling at somewhere reasonable. It is now a store of value and other tokens are driving countless chains to success.

Meanwhile HIVE is back to hovering around that $.85 mark.

What happens then?

Trust me, I don't have the answers, I wish I did. HIVE is a huge part of my life now and if I had switch I could flip to make everyone want to join I would.

We've got a whole list of stuff that we know doesn't work. Perhaps it is just a matter of trying over and over until we find something that sticks. Maybe like many have said it is just a matter of someone creating that one DAPP that brings the world in.

For those of us that know and love HIVE, it is epically painful to watch the price of the token languish in mediocrity. Living in Michigan I'd like to think that I handle it better than others. Take a look at the American Football team the Detroit Lions.

Tons of talent, tons of great pieces to the puzzle, but never able to push to the playoffs. Sometimes it was outside factors (stupid officials) and others, it just seems to be fate, or bad luck, or something.

I don't like thinking about this kind of stuff any more than the next person, but I think it is important to not stick our heads in the sand and hope everything is going to be okay. Confronting these hard questions can be a good start to pushing through them and finally seeing the other side.

Or maybe I am just an uninformed babbling idiot...


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