The Scalability Of Hive Engagement || What Happens If More And More Users Join?
The Hive blockchain is a valuable piece of technology. That much is clear to me, and probably to many others who are consistently using the platform and all its opportunities. From blogging, to engaging, to learning, to making friends. Even just fiddling with everything the second layer Hive Engine has to offer. We are all finding our value one way or another.
The question now is if this will keep on going forever? With the current amount of users there is a certain consensus of what Hive is for and what is deemed "abuse". This abuse is easily managed by different groups that have taken this upon themselves, but also by the individual users who feel responsible to govern the system in a decentralized manner. Whether it be through votes, downvotes, or just commenting on things.
This is all manageable now, but what happens if the amount of users increases? Will the limitation of abusive behavior be maintained, or will chaos ensue? Right now we have people on Hive who are not thinking in the mainstream sense. Those that are thinking mainstream are still on the mainstream platform. But if Hive goes where it is intended to go it can enter the mainstream spotlight itself, replacing its centralized competitors in the process. But this means that all mainstream users come along with that newfound fame.
All troubles of mainstream media will find its way to Hive. People fighting over silly things. Hate speech. Baby mama drama, and all that other stuff that we don't like to see. Will that ruin the experience of Hive as we currently know it? Or will it simply be a new era that we have to get used to. One could argue that that's the point of Hive anyway. Anybody should be able to do and say what they want. Any controversial group or topic should be able to have a community where people are allowed to discuss freely within that group or about that topic.
This can all work assuming that people abide by the rules of communities. If people from PETA for example started flooding a Hive community for people who love to grill and eat meat, that could be a problem. Sure, with the current scale of things, we can mute and drown out the abusers. But what if the whole world is on Hive. Will moderators be able to handle that. Will the parameters of the blockchain be sufficient.
I don't really know the answer to the question, but the way I've seen issues resolved in the Hive community as a whole, I have high hopes that in due time we will have a solution ready.
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