Doesn't it seems like a too expensive and unproductive HOBBY to maintain? by por500bolos

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hive · @por500bolos · Aug 24 '24

Doesn't it seems like a too expensive and unproductive HOBBY to maintain?

## <center>*But yeah, let's keep celebrating!*</center>
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The Hive-sponsored World Rally Car, driven by our Pro Pilot @ssekulji. Last year was a high-performance [Renault Clio Rally5 car](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni1aPedOD1Q) with which **"we"** had the honor to compete in the highly acclaimed and prestigious Athens Acropolis WRC3 competition. 

One of the most [challenging rallies](https://www.rally-maps.com/Acropolis-Rally-of-Greece-2024) in the world. Known for its rough terrain and unpredictable weather. The Acropolis Rally of Greece, tests the limits of both driver and machine making it a perfect stage for showcasing the power and endurance of the [Hive-sponsored car.](https://hive.blog/hive-164166/@por500bolos/humor-in-tha-blockchain-a-rally-of-laughter-across-acropolis) 

And with which this year, in barely 11 days **"we'll"** be competing once again but this time with a much more fancy Ford Fiesta Rally3. And in which so far, *in just one week,* **"we"** have already invested [$76,882,00](https://wallet.hive.blog/@ssekulji/transfers) and in which thru the eleven days remaining, **"we"** will probably invest a similar or higher sum because we are determined to attracting and onboarding new people to Hive. ¡Wish us luck! *Because we're gonna need it.* https://goonfleet.com/public/style_emoticons/default/emot-worship.gif

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# <center>[«Šekuljica Slaven & Petrović Damir»](https://www.ewrc-results.com/entries/85535-eko-acropolis-rally-2024/?sfnsn=wa)</center>
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# <center>[¡Join us to onboard new hivers!](https://hive.blog/hive/@por500bolos/how-much-cost-a-rally-car-to-promote-your-shit)</center>
https://player.vimeo.com/video/893122332
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<center><sup>[Leave a comment.](https://hivesigner.com/sign/update-proposal-votes?proposal_ids=%5B293%5D&approve=false) Share your experiences and feedback. [¡Be part of the conversation!](https://hivesigner.com/sign/account-witness-vote?witness=guiltyparties&approve=false)</sup></center>

# <center>«««-$-»»»</center>

#### <center>"Follows, Comments, Rehives & Upvotes will be highly appreciated"</center>

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# Cheers!

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👍 stayoutoftherz, abbak7, help.venezuela, thehockeyfan-at, por500bolos, valued-customer, occidae, davidlionfish, manclar, oldsoulnewb, ventrack, misterc, freebornsociety, babytarazkp, leoball, marsupia, joeyarnoldvn, hive-117638
👎 adm

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@antisocialist · Aug 24 '24

If you don't like how hive is managed, buy more hive.
Or, organize a fork that makes better sense and the crowd may follow.

![image.png](https://images.hive.blog/DQmfZsetHvUiaa52zAsdq7ZfnB8TUgRMxCtKr4uwYqf3a3E/image.png)
[source](https://archive.iww.org/history/biography/LucyParsons/1/)

Of course, you'd have to expect some of the finest coders in the world to declare war upon you.

![image.png](https://images.hive.blog/DQmQntvKpP6kjAy9AuZudu9WgWj3yB9SwzKuURmbKaGNA59/image.png)
[source](https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1371528844774739974)

Power corrupts.

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@oldsoulnewb · Aug 24 '24

$0.09

It's a hobby that would be too expensive and unproductive for *me*, but apparently Hive can afford it. I don't know who the people are that actually put $ in to Hive, but I know I'm not one of them, and I don't care too much about how the folks with the votes spend the money of the people that do.

I like looking at numbers, though, so I checked out the wallet info you linked. Your estimate of about $154K total sounds like about the right price to get a car in the race, but the wallet transactions didn't look like they added up to anything close to that. Can you tell me what I'm missing here?

I always love reading your delightfully cranky news!

👍 antisocialist, valued-customer, freebornsociety, yayogerardo

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@sircork · Aug 24 '24

$0.13

We've invested *how much* in that thing? And I'm over here running a witness server, building apps and living on dollar-store cheap food with no money behind any of my work for Hive that is far more likely to interest an actual user in using it, than some rich boys toy car that like ten uninterested-in-crypto or blockchains type people on Earth will ever even see? FML!

👍 stayoutoftherz, valued-customer, por500bolos

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@por500bolos · Aug 24 '24

$0.02

> We've invested *how much* in that thing?

Oh yeah, that's right. Since you've been missing from here for over two years or so, chances are you've missed out on the fun of trying to fatten up chickens by feeding them caviar. But don't worry bro. It will be enough that you «click» on the correct links throughout this post to satisfy your curiosity about the numbers by yourself.

> FML!

FML indeed mate. Unless, unless you throw a more compelling [proposal](https://beta.hivehub.dev/proposals) at the feet of the financial-savvy sage guys of this place with an irresistibly much more promising ["sport"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D1nA7GGj_Y) and calmer activity for the crowd full of fun & excitement to market and promote our blockchain more effectively.

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@sircork · Aug 24 '24

$0.02

Oh it was a rhetorical question, that stupid ass car was here when I left for my break. 

That it is STILL here is what makes me a bit angry. 

That said, I did follow some links you made and also double checked the proposals and I don't see the silly expensive "marketing" plan one that included the car or the fancy hotels for the elite "marketers" on the proposal list anymore. Maybe people realized what a HUGE waste of HUGE money that one seemed to be, as it never produced results and our user attrition has not only lowered, its higher than ever. Barely anyone coming in, and lots leaving over time. Definitely not the "rally" we paid for.

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12 replies

@sircork · Aug 24 '24

By the way, its funny you showed the car launching Alaskan thing. I just watched this like 2 days ago because I am a PrestonGoes fan anyway :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8ZK3U9bj3Y

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@valued-customer · Aug 24 '24

>"...an irresistibly much more promising "sport"..."

How about funding little league, or minor league baseball teams?  Plastering the Hive logo on a dozen baseball uniforms for little kids would cost ~$100 per team.  For the money we spent on the rally car in one week, we could have ~7500 kids wearing the Hive logo while they played a team sport running around and having fun.

But, how about just giving people 10 HBD instead?  Then ~7500 people would have ~$10 to spend on businesses that accept HBD.  That would introduce people to the blockchain, to Hive, and perhaps drive them to open accounts and start using Hive directly.  There are so many better ways to 'market' Hive it's not credible that funding a rally car is being done as marketing Hive.

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@thehockeyfan-at · Aug 24 '24

!BEER

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@valued-customer · Aug 24 '24

>"...$76,882,00...one week..."

That's easily 10 years of living expenses for most of the people that use Hive.  It's not an investment.  IMHO it's some money laundering scheme that people involved are tapping through some kind of kickback or quid pro quo, typical of government funding, of the Ukraine war, for example.

Thanks!

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