SocialFI: Where Do You Draw the Line?
I was scrolling through Twitter yesterday, looking for an airdop that might be worth it, and I came across one. It is a sociaFI project, and after reviewing it, I decided not to participate.
The reason for this is that I had to really start tweeting to score points for myself and create content for this project, and unless I get paid $5k USD at the end of the farming (which is unlikely), I do not think it is worth it.
Although I am passionate about creating, I do not believe Twitter is the best place for it. Second, most people are likely involved in this project for financial reasons, and I do not see myself littering my Twitter account with junk about a project that is unlikely to be as transparent or decentralized.
Third, I have not been creating much on web2, and in the last month, I have deleted over 200 Instagram posts, with the exception of three. I have deleted and hidden a lot of content from my Facebook account, and I would have locked my profile as well, but that option is not available to Nigerians.
Web2 is officially over for me, and the only reason I have not deleted my accounts on these platforms is that I am leaving them for record. My Facebook account is probably the oldest, and it is difficult to delete things dating back to when I was 17.
In terms of Twitter, I find it useful for crypto education and airdrop information; I have also been following and consuming content from a few Christian/Bible accounts. What I am trying to say is that I am not excited about sharing information or details about my life again. This will undoubtedly be impossible for someone who creates content about my life.
For example, I discuss my financial decisions a lot on Hive, but I can not do so anywhere else. Most of the things I can not discuss with anyone in the real world, I do here because the privacy is good. In fact, most people who know me here are more familiar with me than some of my real-life relationships.
I am sure this is true for many people who frequently blog about their lives and personal experiences.
Hive Is Home
Some people have adopted Hive as their mini-home, a social space where they can easily find closure in people who are more than acquaintances to them. I had this with a lot of people I used to know, and unless you meet them in person, it ends there. However, events such as HIVEFEST bring people together.
You get to know people by looking them in the eyes rather than guessing who they are based on how they write. However, without events like this, the relationship is solely based on what you have here, which can be restrictive.
90% of the creators I follow have revealed a lot of important information about themselves, but without a face (about 50%), it is impossible to connect this information to them.
For me, I do not mind putting my face out there, but after a while, I believe all I can do is limit the information I share here.
This means I can not create as I would like, but it is due to a number of personal changes in my life. For example, I am practically non-existent on Whatsapp, which is the polar opposite of how I used to be. At this point in my life, I want to limit my access to people on web2.
As for Hive, I would like to make it as official as possible.
This isn't sterility
Of course, that does not mean I will not keep my acquaintances close; I will. I just want to cut off so many things, people, experiences, and content that require me to be extremely sensitive. I create a lot of crypto content and enjoy it; perhaps it is time to limit my content to crypto.
I guess by doing this, I will give myself time to deal with my internal issues. I would say that I do not like soulless contents. Some people's content lacks that authentic feel. I do not want to be like this, and I do not want to give off as much as I used to.
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I know what you mean. For me web2 has been dead for a long time. I started doom scrolling on Twitter a little for interesting crypto titbits, but mostly that seems to also be a waste of time and full of propaganda or scams.
Yeah, it's always a waste of time when you just try to start something serious on web2, at the end you just end up losing interest. For me, it's just about not being active there and reducing how I share, even here.
Greetings @josediccus ,
Sounds like you have really been thinking things over....your decisions come as no surprise.
I am very happy for you. Privacy is a part of Freedom. Your decisions will most likely be very liberating for you.
Wishing you all the best!
Bleujay
I have been thinking a lot, overtime, I just don't think the things I've shared have given me any relief and no one cares about them, so I probably just choose to tell it to God, and let him do all the worrying for me.
Thanks a million, for all the kind words all the time.
Tough there trying to draw a line, i share same perspect too, i rarely creat content on web2 cause i don't feel the vibe and its not even worth it, time might come for that but basically to draw traffic to hive, , till then when the timing is right....
HIVE IS HOME!....💞
I use to earn money by creating for people on web2 back in 2015, so that's mostly where I started my content creating journey. However it's different nowadays, and it's for personal reasons, although many people are still making money by having a decent following on web2.
Yah thats true especially video Content, i guess for privacy sake you wouldn't want to try, ..personally i would want to cause i believe informarion is key and puting it out there i know can help alot of others as well
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I have given up on social media outside of Hive. It's not that I am ignorant of it, but I just have so much time in the day. So I focus that on Hive. The airdrops are nice but the effort put in might not be worth the result.
As for the content you want to put out, I think you should do what you want. You don't need to cater to anyone. If you want to talk about yourself, talk about it. Hive is a great place and there is more than enough content for people to consume. It's why most of my content tends to be games related and that is because I prefer games over other things to communicate about.
Yeah, most of your contents have been game related, of course you came in through splinterlands, so it's been your interest, I mean gaming. You're right, they're a lot of contents to go around, and I don't need to share too much. I'm growing the discipline to keep it simple and professional.
Sometimes, it's necessary to draw the line between what we're comfortable with sharing and what we would like to keep private within a given period of time. I've noticed that I've been less expressive about myself nowadays compared to years ago when many of my thoughts easily flow out of me. I guess it's part of being an adult, one becomes more discerning.
Well, I guess mine stems from the changes I've experienced both mentally and spiritually. Sometimes it's just important to have this discipline not to over share. For me, I definitely want to keep it simple and professional
Keeping it simple is always a wise choice!
I once read that privacy is key, what people do not know, they cannot destroy. It's good to cut down on exposing too much of one's life in a public space, reasons being that, you do not know what they do with the information afterwards.
I'm almost a ghost on WhatsApp 🤣🤣🤣 and as for information I share, I share only what I want people to know, I make my post on Hive as general as I can be to avoid giving off too much of myself.
Well, most times on Hive, I think we've overshared, either for the sake of content or some other things entirely. Overall I think it has to do with a lot of changes in my life and some personal decisions too.
I closed my FB account probably some 10 years ago. I probably still have a few traditional social media accounts, all inactive. The only one I want to keep alive, even if I haven't posted there in a pretty long time, is Twitter. Otherwise, yep, it was time to move on from Web 2 for me too.
Web2 is in the past for me and I don't regret it. It really has nothing to offer.
Yeah, a lot of people here have deleted their accounts