Feeling Guilty...

I believe majority that joined the hive blockchain today aren't writers but when joining the platform a lot would be learnt that such passion will be derived in writing.

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I have no qualifications as a journalist or writer in general, but Hive could cater for all sorts. I see some people describe themselves as 'citizen journalist', but to me a journalist is someone who has training in how to properly source their research and know the legal issues around their writing. Just putting out opinions based on watching some videos is not the same thing. I think there is room for professional journalists here, but they will have to compete with everyone else and establish their reputation. I just enjoy writing and I am learning it as I go along.

You could be wrong about why, the only way to find out is to ask him if that is the reason, hopefully he will tell you.

That's a shame he doesn't want to join. But it's maybe good to not bring it up anymore if he doesn't show interest

Mmm, I know when I talk to people outside Hive, their eyes mostly glaze over pretty quickly. I have tried to moderate what I say and definitely not to be evangelical (although it fascinates me), but I think that often the whole thing (technical/community/etiquette) is so overwhelming. One or two people have joined, they've been welcomed and received comments and votes and rewards, but have said to me, "it's such a headwreck"!

Another thing is that you are established here and there may be quite a high psychological risk to someone, who is apparently (but not necessarily) better qualified, joining and then they don't do so well. That brings potentially even more awkward moments in the future.

And then again, he might just be happy with what he is doing and how life is going.

Having said all that, it would be fabulous to have some professional sports writing on Hive.

Whatever the reasons, and he's not obliged to say what they are, there's no need to feel guilty. You've already worked out to let you do you and let him do him.

I don't push it on anyone now @bozz. I did, but that phase has passed. Most people I personally know have no idea about what I do here. It's poor advertising on my part, but doing this, with all the other things you need to know is far too much for most regular people.

Just ask him !LOL

I doubt the reason is you and i expect he will have his reasons valid or not.

Also just something to consider if he is a journalist he knows how much work goes into creating content of value.
Getting paid to write in a job is not the same as creating content for yourself that you then have to market yourself.

It is not the same and it maybe he is looking for a quicker solution right now which for most people means a JOB.

It has to be realistic a view that, it takes work and dedication to be successful in anything that some people are just not willing to give.
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Dumb question 🙃 Have you ever asked him?

Or perhaps he does it for a living and it's the last thing they want to during their free time. Bit like if you're a baker, that's probably the last thing you want to do to entertain friends over the weekend

I think of the daily writing as to much like a job. Being retired I am not wanting to commit to something to earn 1.00 per day. Yes I play Splinterlands for .50 per day but I call it the cost of entertainment.
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Blogging on Hive is relative. Hive is a Social Blockchain. So everyone is free to create an account and start blogging. I also actually think that there are very few blogs of comparable quality to that of a professional trained journalist, writer.

And besides, I don't think anyone should feel guilty for a changing world. And that the Internet has certainly brought about a change in people's accessibility to news.

Ultimately, it's up to the readers what they want to read. So I don't think anyone should feel guilty about that.

Personally, I think it has more to do with the whole technical story. The fact that for many people cryptocurrency is still a far-from-my-bed show, and many people still believe that cryptocurrency is in the illegal corner. For many more people that is a point that they find it difficult to get over.

The fact that Hive does not have a professional slant, but can be placed in the same corner as, for example, Facebook (Social Blockchain) can also be a reason why someone might even 'look down' on Hive. No idea if this could be the reason. But I could imagine someone thinking. "Hello, I'm supposed to be paid with $1 a word, you don't think I'm going to blog on your Social Blockchain for $1 a blog now, do you?"

It could be for many reasons, but the fact is that only a small fraction of writing humanity is a member of Hive. The only way to know for sure is to ask him why he doesn't want to try.

The realization I came to was the fact that on some level people like us are the reason the industry he dedicated his life to imploded.

This was going to happen with or without us. It is the natural evolution of the industry.

A vast majority of people do not want print media any longer.

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I’m no journalist, but I’d love to see some professional join the community. I’d love to see hive have some investors coverage some of the larger world issues. Why let fox and cnbc make all the money on the hard work of these journalists. They should get paid for the their work and own their content.

On a base level I think some people just simply don't like change. Hive is blogging on a blockchain and that adds another level of change/complexity. On the other hand many of the literary career tracks in many ways mirror the hierarchy of the traditional academic system. It's like a class-based walled garden that hasn't changed all that much in the last hundred or more years. People on the inside grow to seek comfort in the traditions and the sameness of it and their thought process grows rigid, institutionalized in a sense. That's one reason so many segments of the industry are dying.

For over twenty years I fought like hell to get through the gatekeepers and break into that traditional publishing world but I'm so glad now that it never really worked out. I have far more creative freedom and reaped far more rewards here over the years. That traditional literary world is a for a chosen few, you have to have gone to the right schools, or know the right people, or just plain get a really lucky break. When you do make it you only get to keep a small fraction of your book sales. Most traditional authors have to resort to speaking tours to make anything resembling real money now.

I really do think that Hive is a early glimpse of the future of content --- decentralized, crypto-rewards, and with the freedom to let the audience choose what they want to read and how they want to reward the author. The part I love the most about this place is the direct feedback and interaction you get from readers, that's priceless.

You are most certainly a writer. Here, you don't need a piece of paper you've paid $100k (or more) for or the nod from some editor or literary agent to prove you're a writer. Audience engagement and response to your work will tell you all you need to know.

I hope your brother-in-law has a change of heart and at least tries it! It might open him up to a whole new world.

yup

I still hope that maybe one day your brother-in-law will find his way on Hive but that would need to happen on his own terms and not under pressure from anyone. Maybe just sharing with him some cool articles from time to time would encourage him.

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I don't really talk much with the people who are in a circle like journalism but I generally don't push people to join. It's up to them to action on it.

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Maybe you should just bring it up and ask him directly?
I mean, if that is the case, I'm quite sure he will appreciate the fact that you thought about the reasoning as he would have probably never brought it up himself to avoid hurting your feelings (maybe?)...

It may also be something that he never thought about himself why he is not interested, who knows.. just talk to him :) I'm sure it can't hurt!

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I was a professional journalist ... and the problem I have is that people think that if they are NOT as skilled as I am, there's no point... but consider this: people not seeing an opportunity has nothing to do with you or me. You presented it. No need to feel guilty. Opportunity knocks on people's doors every day ... when they are ready to get up and open it, they will.

For the record: what killed newspapers was not bloggers. What killed newspapers was the papers themselves being SLOW to get online and to appeal to a younger and more diverse audience in the news they presented. I know because I was a copy editor. Information people really could have used was held back for fear of offending advertisers trying to get to a certain segment of society and without concern for other sections ... they FORGOT that all those other people had places to go they had not gone before.