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The snap app that doesn't exist YET! (Eng/Esp) by meno

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· @meno ·
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The snap app that doesn't exist YET! (Eng/Esp)
My journey on this subject has been rather radical. As a matter of fact, I remember hating short form content years ago, thinking it had very little value. Why? Well, it may have been that I oversimplified the whole thing. If it takes seconds to make, it must have no merit. But of course, I couldn't have been more wrong.

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![hive snaps app.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/meno/23wWyTsQjtb5dJcfaNQgfQAQZBAyAV6BRgKNn9QB5hFHq8E739MpJUjib2NP26NzYo9Gp.png) <small>A screenshot of my Android Emulator running my App, slapped on a phone for dramatic effect</small></center>


Truth is, what matters when it comes to social media is engagement. I think a lot of people know this, and for some reason it took a while for that message to really sink in. So here I am, not only accepting "defeat," so to speak, but possibly even helping.

For the sake of speaking the same language, I’ll refer to all short form content as Snaps, even though they go by different names across our various dapps. So, if you're a Waver (Ecency) or a Momenter (Liketu — is that a thing?), don’t worry, I'm not leaving you out of the conversation.

I thought I had seen, at some point, a standalone Snap app somewhere. Maybe it existed, but I can’t seem to find any trace of it now. That said, because of the time I’ve spent building the POS lately, I’ve been digging into the books, so to speak. I’ve turned my new laptop, a gift from my older brother Jose, into my little development station. I think that makes him happy, though @joseamenac is not exactly shy about his feelings.

At any rate, I’m vibe coding my way into something special. Asking Grok, ChatGPT, and yes, my brother, as many questions as I can to build something that works. Lucky for me, for us, really, Ecency did the right thing and open sourced their code for the world to build on. (Side note, seems to me all DHF-sponsored software should be open source, but that’s a hot topic for another day.)

So what’s the plan here? I’m going to ask for a little direction, because I want to be fair to the community I love. I’m putting in a lot of work on this, of course. As some of you already know, I get obsessed sometimes, a bug, not a feature, but then again, that’s how my brain is wired. I may burn myself out now and then, but I’ve also been able to finish things because of this particular brain malfunction. That said, I’m trying to be fair to myself too.

I’m thinking of doing this in a few different ways, but I’d love to hear your input.

I would, of course, release the app and make it open source. I’m making it a point to add as many comments as possible, to make it easy for someone to improve or build on it.

But... how do I pay myself for the work?

## Beneficiaries
Would it be fair to add a small percentage for beneficiaries? I know most people recoil at anything that smells like a tax, but it would help keep the lights on.

If I went this route, it’d be a tiny nibble, maybe 3 percent or so. That’s hardly noticeable, I think, but over time, especially if we “make it” , it could become a fair way to value my time.

## DHF?
This one I like the least. I feel like most people would see a proposal from me and laugh it off. Honestly, there's a lot of politics involved, and I’m trying to stay sane, so this idea doesn’t really attract me.

Has there ever even been a flash proposal for, let’s say, 1000 HBD that actually passed? Maybe there has, but I haven’t seen it.

## Just Post Updates
Probably the path with the least resistance. Simply work on it, add features, clean it up, get it working with inLeo (not there yet), and Liketu (haven’t even looked under the hood there). Then post about the progress, and people can vote to support the effort.

That could work too.

# Conclush
I’m doing it, guys. I don’t want to promise it’ll be amazing at first, but maybe in a week or so — if I don’t drive my brother or myself mad — I’ll have something people can test drive. Maybe even earlier, actually. I did stock up on two bags of coffee yesterday, and I fully intend to hit it hard this week.

Why stare at charts and wonder why price action is weak when you could be out here making something, right?

Much love, guys.

MenO

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# Spanish

Mi camino en este tema ha sido bastante radical. De hecho, recuerdo que hace años odiaba el contenido de formato corto, pensaba que tenía muy poco valor. ¿Por qué? Bueno, puede que haya simplificado demasiado la cosa. Si toma segundos hacerlo, entonces no tiene mérito. Pero claro, no podría haber estado más equivocado.

La verdad es que, cuando se trata de redes sociales, lo que importa es el engagement(la participación que genera). Creo que mucha gente ya lo sabe, y por alguna razón me tomó un buen tiempo que ese mensaje se quedara bien grabado en la cabeza. Así que aquí estoy, no solo aceptando la "derrota", por decirlo así, sino incluso ayudando.

Para hablar el mismo idioma, me voy a referir a todo el contenido corto como Snaps, aunque en nuestras distintas dapps tengan otros nombres. Así que si eres un Waver (Ecency) o un Momenter (Liketu — ¿eso existe?), tranquilo, no te estoy dejando fuera de la conversación.

Me parece que en algún momento vi una app independiente solo para Snaps. Tal vez existió, pero no logro encontrar ni rastro de ella ahora. Dicho eso, últimamente, por el tiempo que he pasado construyendo el POS, he estado metido en los libros, por así decirlo. He convertido mi nueva laptop, un regalo de mi hermano mayor José, en mi pequeña estación de desarrollo. Creo que eso lo hace feliz, aunque @joseamenac no se guarda nada cuando se trata de lo que siente. (sarcasmo)

En fin, estoy vibe coding hacia algo especial. Haciendo todas las preguntas posibles a Grok, a ChatGPT, y sí, también a mi hermano, para construir algo que funcione. Por suerte para mí, bueno, para nosotros en realidad; Ecency hizo lo correcto y liberó su código para que el mundo pueda mejorarlo. (Nota al margen: para mí, todo software financiado por el DHF debería ser de código abierto, pero ese es otro tema espinoso para otro día).

Entonces, ¿cuál es el plan? Voy a pedir un poco de orientación, porque quiero ser justo con la comunidad que tanto quiero. Estoy metiendo mucho trabajo en esto, por supuesto. Como algunos ya saben, a veces me obsesiono — un bug, no un feature — pero bueno, así es como está cableado mi cerebro. A veces me quemo, sí, pero también he logrado terminar cosas gracias a este mal funcionamiento mental. Dicho eso, intento también ser justo conmigo mismo.

Estoy pensando hacerlo de varias maneras, pero me encantaría leer lo que ustedes piensan.

Obviamente, voy a liberar la app y la haré de código abierto. Estoy poniendo mucho esfuerzo en comentar bien todo, para que cualquier persona pueda mejorarla o construir sobre ella.

Pero, ¿cómo me pago por el trabajo?

## Beneficiarios
¿Sería justo agregar un pequeño porcentaje para beneficiarios? Sé que mucha gente se encoge al escuchar algo que suene remotamente a impuesto, pero esto ayudaría mucho a mantener las luces encendidas.

Si me voy por esta vía, sería un mordisco chiquito, tal vez un 3 por ciento. Algo que casi ni se siente, creo yo, pero que con el tiempo, más aún si esto despega, podría convertirse en una forma justa de valorar mi tiempo.

## ¿DHF?
Esta opción es la que menos me gusta. Siento que si propongo algo, muchos simplemente se van a reír. Para ser honesto, hay mucha política de por medio, y yo intento mantener la cordura, así que esta idea no me atrae demasiado.

¿Alguna vez ha pasado una propuesta flash de, digamos, 1000 HBD? Tal vez sí, pero yo no lo he visto.

## Solo Publicar sobre los Avances
Probablemente el camino con menos fricción. Simplemente trabajo en esto, agrego funciones, lo limpio, lo hago funcionar con inLeo (aún no lo hace), y con Liketu (ni siquiera he mirado qué hay ahí). Entonces hago publicaciones sobre el progreso, y la gente puede apoyar votando esos posts.

También podría funcionar...

## Conclusionerias concluyentes
Lo voy a hacer, gente. No quiero prometer que va a ser increíble desde el principio, pero tal vez en una semana, si no vuelvo loco a mi hermano ni a mí mismo, ya haya algo que puedan probar. Incluso tal vez antes. Ayer compré dos fundas de café, y mi idea es darle con todo esta semana.

¿Por qué mirar gráficos y preguntarse por qué el precio no sube, cuando puedes estar construyendo algo, verdad?

Mucho cariño,

MenO
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@alohaed ·
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A small percentage beneficiary tax is a good way to recover development costs, and fund new development. It does rub some people the wrong way. 
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@anderssinho ·
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Yeah I have my fair issues with DHF as well, so understand for your own sanity that you wanna avoid it.
But at the same time thats such a sad comment to make..
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@bil.prag ·
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i think small % of beneficiaries would be the way to go. Proposals are to much hustle to get it passed.

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@meno ·
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you think a 3% is fair? 

Its not like snaps is the biggest money maker... I would only truly "make bank" if Hive takes off like crazy, which if that's the case... well, we all win. 
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@bil.prag ·
3% feels fine. and you can always change it if it looks too much or not enough.
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@lee1938 ·
https://x.com/lee19389/status/1935441448784031829
#hive #posh
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@madaug ·
I used to think short videos were just mindless scrolling too, but engagement really is everything on social media. It's cool you're building something for the Hive ecosystem, we certainly need more developers actually creating instead of just talking it out
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@niallon11 ·
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Nothing wrong with a small beneficiary cost for operating and running a good service.

If people are using the app they can complain when it's not really costing them anything.
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@meno ·
I would think so... I've seen people be upset about this a few times though, but maybe they are in the minority... 
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@pablito.saldo ·
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I love snaps, and love the idea!

!PIZZA
!WINE
!UNICOIN 🦄
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@pizzabot ·
<center>PIZZA!


$PIZZA slices delivered:
@pablito.saldo<sub>(1/5)</sub> tipped @meno 


<sub>Come get [MOON](https://moon.hive.pizza)ed!</sub></center>
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@shanibeer ·
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Yes, there was a [DHF proposal for 600 HBD](https://peakd.com/dhf/@youloseagain/the-hive-woodpeckers-onboarding-and-charity-iniative) (by accident, originally they only asked for 10 HBD) which passed.

I actually prefer small proposals where you can see the proposer.

> I did stock up on two bags of coffee yesterday

Ay-ay-ay!

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@meno ·
join me Shani... let's vibe code ourselves to the moon. Buy coffee in bulk tho
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@tahirmuneer ·
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https://x.com/jewellery_all/status/1935660690905481216
#hive
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@unschool ·
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> Side note, seems to me all DHF-sponsored software should be open source, but that’s a hot topic for another day.

Fuck yes
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