I was just checking my old LNB (Late Night Blogging) posts and the last one was 3 weeks ago! It's not that I didn't have topics to write about, but it's more of not having time to do it, and to be honest, not having the motivation to do it... It sounds unbelievable that a guy like me said that, but it's not all roses and daisies... People tend to share negative stuff more than positive and that reflects on me a lot...
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As a matter of fact, in the last @acgalarza show in the Ecency discord, the topic was to list our values and I found that empathy is one of mine... (btw. check out his post and join the next "session" next Wednesday, 7 PM CET)... The thing with empathy is that it has its own pros and cons... One of the biggest cons is right as I said in the first paragraph, when someone shares negativity with you, you "pick it up" and it goes under your skin... It gets better after a while, when you successfully embrace it, find a way out, and release it in a positive way... Kind of alchemy, turning negativity into positivity, but not without costs...
Luckily, after writing my post about the second comment, I got a very interesting comment by @gadrian that moved my thoughts in a good direction...
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The post itself was talking about getting more (nested) comments on your posts, exactly like this one above where he commented on the post, I replied, and he did the second comment! What was interesting for me is his perception, or better said comparison, with some other, traditional social media networks...
Adrian has pointed out the fact that on traditional social media, you can have thousands and thousands of views, and maybe just a couple of comments, but here, we are asking for more, with a lot fewer "views"... Even if you check Facebook, you maybe have fewer views, but those that (should be) your close friends there, and usually, the most you get is a thumbs up, or some 1-word comment...
On the other side, from that short discussion with Adrian, I have realized another interesting fact about HIVE... From my personal experience on this network, I came here through Splinterlands, knowing 0 people... After a while, I met new friends and I have counted more than 15-20 good friends that I met here... And not just that, some of them I have met in "real life" and made some bonds that will last beyond the Internet boundaries... Visited some Hivians in their countries, invited some to my home, drink in a bar, had dinner in a restaurant, etc...
Just a short jump back to Adrian's first comment... Do we have a "right" to ask for a second comment? It's not that I'm asking for it or not, it's more that it should be a natural way of communicating with your friends that care about you and that you care about them! It's not a rule, it's not a guideline, it's common sense...
And now, to wrap it up everything with empathy... As HIVE is more "physical" than any other network (that sounds awkward, but it is like that) it does hurt more to absorb negativity and to be hit by people here... But, on the other side, getting positive comments, and engaging with others is much more fulfilling than on any other social media network...
The price is high, but the reward is much higher and more impactful to our lives than some shallow comment on FB or Twitter... I like it and I'm willing to pay the price! How about you?
Thank you for your time,
ph
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