When you first created an account on (centralized) social media, what was your intention? Maybe you see that your friends are over there, it is cool to keep in touch with them. You get to know other people and make friends.

The way it is designed, you will be hooked and spend more time on centralized social media. You keep scrolling and you will not realize how fast time moves. You can do something productive over there, but how often do you really do that or how much time do you spend just doing nothing?

Recently you can see an option to display the top fan badge on Facebook. You like and follow someone. You make comments and share their posts. So you earned a top fan badge on Facebook.

![So What Do You Earn On Centralized Platforms.png](https://images.hive.blog/DQmbdYamUPC3ES3XaJtKuNBAeznLnX63C71F8nzPvPYThXM/So%20What%20Do%20You%20Earn%20On%20Centralized%20Platforms.png)

You can display it and it will show up beside your name. It may help get some attention from someone you follow. This top fan badge status is going to refresh every week, so in order to keep your badge, you have to spend more time interacting with the person you follow. As a user, you are giving your most valuable asset, that is, time. 

Your attention is their currency. You earned a fan badge but the big guys behind the centralized platforms earn for real. They become richer and richer because of your attention and sticking to their platforms.

You don't even own what you share over there. They can ban you, shadow ban you, or do whatever they wish. If you want to have freedom and own what you share, move to decentralized platforms like Hive. Here you will not get banned and you own what you share.

![Earn for real on Hive.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmXmWkYQ3mwbDYqKJYfF6EgkWLf2E3zivgqudcFteByhWk/Earn%20for%20real%20on%20Hive.jpg)

And yes, you will earn for real. When you make content and add value, you will get support from others. You will receive HIVE and HBD in your Hive wallet. In case you don't want to create content, you can earn only by curating content and supporting others. 

Even if you do not want to do curation, and have HBD in savings, you will get a very lucrative APR. How much do you usually get from your bank? Well, that's negligible. Here on Hive, you get a 20% APR that you will never get from a bank. You can do a lot of things on Hive that is mind-blowing.

Now it is up to you to decide where you spend your time. Please feel free to share your thoughts. Thank you for reading this post.

Image Sources: [1](https://pixabay.com/vectors/badge-ribbon-medal-winner-6948349/), and [2](https://pixabay.com/photos/girl-smartphone-social-media-5717067/).

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