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A Blockchain Blogosphere Fork Tale
Once upon a time, an old gal with rose-tinted spectacles excitedly stepped into the Blockchain Blogosphere after her ~~young prince~~ son introduced her to blockchain blogging.
When he said she would be earning Crypto by simply writing blogs and interacting with other bloggers, and that her content could never be lost, she became enamoured. 
She finally had the opportunity to store memories forever as there may just be someone who would one day be curious about the lives of his or her predecessors.  

The cryptocurrency part remained a mystery, so when she asked how it is 'made' on a 'blockchain', which also was a new word to her, and how it could have value, he sat her down and opened the long explanation with, 
>Mother, you have to realize that money is not a real thing.

Well, that put her mind into a spin, she could not grasp those words and found it hard to understand the concept. It however did not dampen her zeal.


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She took a dive right into this blockchain world and was happily blogging away, mostly keeping her head in the sand and blissfully unaware of all the drama happening behind the scenes, until she read about a hard fork happening.

That was just around the time her country went into a hard and draconian lockdown.

For those who do not know, Hive was a hard fork of Steem, which was designed to be a 'decentralized' cryptocurrency.
A decentralized blockchain she learned is something that cannot be owned by one person only, therefore decisions cannot be made by an autocratic individual.

In life however there always is a snake in the grass, so to speak, and when a shady despot with a sunny name acquired the app called Steemit, he brought with him darkness.

A decision was made to create a fork of the Steem coin, and Hive was born - a blockchain that would remain decentralized.
A war broke out and the accounts of those witnesses he believed were part of the fork, were seized - said to be around $5 million, as far as the old gal could learn. 

However, the hard fork happened at just the right time, as whatever Steem was in everyone's wallets, was mirrored in their new wallets as Hive, and as said earlier, it was around the time of her country's hard lockdown where all businesses except food manufacturers and medical facilities, had to close their doors.

Her BnB's doors remained closed for around ten weeks; a near disaster as this was meant to supplement her retirement income.

She then remembered about her blogging earnings and for the first time learned how to draw from that wallet - obviously getting rid of the Steem first as she was not staying on that platform for sure! 

It was amazingly freeing knowing that she could still earn through her blogging while the world stood still, and the Hive hard fork became her knight in shining armour! 

One good piece of advice her son gave her in the beginning, was that one needs patience when it comes to Crypto, and to HODL, which she does, but life threw a couple more curveballs, and she then had to dig into her Hive wallet.

Bittersweet indeed, but HODL she will as the wars are over and peace has returned to her world!

**Postscript**
*This was written in response to a question by @nickydee, but when my comment would have ended up being the length of a post, I stopped, edited it slightly, hoping this explains the bitter taste left by the takeover of that once beloved platform to other newbies as well.
I found a [blog](https://medium.com/bitcoin-news-today-gambling-news/steem-fork-what-happened-with-hive-steemit-justin-sun-14c1f3d52a94) explaining more about the whole saga for those wanting the full story.*

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@coquicoin ·
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Hi Lizzie! 
Thank you for telling a part of the story and inspiring others with your own experience. Hive can be a great help in difficult times and having that emergency fund for rainy days can be a blessing.
As for the hard fork story, I have read something about what happened, also Carolina once told me. And well something that sometimes I find hard to understand is how after all that happened, some Hivers who were in steemit at that time keep publishing in both chains even sometimes with the same content. I guess each head is a world.
Have a lovely week πŸ€—
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@lizelle ·
Hive has certainly helped me during unexpected crises, something I never thought of when I first started on the *good-old*, **bad-now**, Steemit.
It just beats me that bloggers share the exact same content on both platforms!
Thank you Eli, my brain is now trying to come up with a story for Silver Prompt.
Enjoy your week, can you believe we're into September & your son will soon be on his way. Must be a hectic time for all of you!
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@iwannabeme ·
I appreciate all of the "how to" and "what's it all mean" by experienced folks here on the Block Chain because I still really struggle with how it all fits together. 
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@nickydee ·
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Wow!

What a wonderful response to my question :)

I'm really touched. Also... this is very helpful to share with those who are still scared of blockchain tech and crypto.

It astounds me that most people don't even think about where fiat comes from or how it "works" and that it isn't even real.

One of the biggest scams ever and it would be funny if it weren't so unethical!

I'll share this around and thanks again for taking the time to get this one written πŸ˜ŠπŸ’š
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@lizelle ·
Thank you @nickydee, my response ended up being way to weighty, I see your interesting comment below, hopping there now, thank you @nickydee 
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@nickydee ·
Oh no it's not at all weighty!

Really. It's very helpful.

I'm busy reading up on the hard fork now and am far happier with my decision to stick with Hive in full now! I didn't know who the "good guys" were and now I know. πŸ‘

Just reading the move made and fuck that, quite frankly. ('scuse language)

It just makes me mad that stupid people take an amazing opportunity and use it so selfishly with the EXACT same mentality (Capitalist GREED) that got us into the fiat mess and how negatively it impacts normal human beings families trying to survive.

Grrrrrrrr... when will people learn???. The end

Oh... some won't because they are high on the sociopath scale. The end :(

I'm hoping (but sure) the witnesses on Hive have put things into place to stop it happening again?  Maybe that's why all wallets are transparent? Makes sense.

Is this why there are specific accounts downvoting posts automatically btw? Is it a security thing to prevent a hostile takeover or is it purely financial? I know this makes people nervous... me asking... but it's relevant if a person wants to invest in the blockchain, you see...

What the values and ethics of the key players are...
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@nickydee ·
[I wrote a bit about my understanding of fiat a while back](https://medium.com/the-bad-influence/earn-income-while-you-browse-61dc9600f47b) as well...

Not sure I got it "right" but I think it's a basic outline of what a con it all is 😁

[We also have a "Talent" exchange in SA ](https://www.ctte.org.za/)that I joined around 15 years ago and I was very wealth on that at one stage :) Because I got in early!

I ended up selling my Talents in 2020 when I needed funds...

There are so many ways we could extricate ourselves from the fiat fiasco... we just need people to understand more about how things work and to get on board with alternatives.

It's really just who decides to support and engage with what. And if we decided to agree with using the decided upon currency to trade between ourselves really...

I have a far greater belief in crypto and it's development right now, quite frankly. πŸ’ͺ
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@pizzabot ·
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@poshtoken · (edited)
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https://twitter.com/LizelleBright/status/1566530939274002442
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@talon12 ·
Years back, I had a friend who was on steemit. That should have been when I started blogging, but I just kept having an issue with the registration. But I finally got on hive. I still don't know the whole saga. But it benefited those who were around as their money was duplicated
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@lizelle ·
I'm glad you finally made it to Hive, a much friendlier space due to the communities so that you can find your own niche.
Yes it was a bonus at the time, much needed due to Covid!
Thank you for reading.
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@talon12 ·
I hope so
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@tengolotodo ·
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I saw the war being played out on Twitter, but never really knew what it was about. Of course since joining Hive I have found out about the whole saga...

A great piece Lizzie and well done to your son for explaining and introducing you to blogging for cryto!
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@wrestlingdesires ·
It's always good to have at least a small nest egg in case of emergency. Who could have predicted Covid 😲
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@lizelle ·
For sure on both accounts & I was thankful for Hive! We had business loss cover due to infectious diseases with a 'dependable' insurance company, who initially refused to pay our claim, playing with words, saying it was due to lockdown! 
Needless to say that was a long battle which we did not entirely winπŸ™„
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@wrestlingdesires ·
Sounds like a mess :( ... I do hope you withdrew during the pump at least 😒


!PIZZA !hivebits !LUV
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