Look, I can't speak for anyone else, but nowhere in this conversation have I demonized or dehumanized anybody. Nor have I asked anybody to consent to anything. All I've said is that it's good to have conversations about extracting.
No, you haven't ... but I hope you think about where on Hive you adopted that language from. I am an investor in crypto, and specifically in Hive. I take profit at appropriate time, according to my wishes. That's AFFIRMING language of my freedom.
You are responsible for your own perception. I explained exactly how I used the term.
And I asked you to think of where you got it from, and told you there is history to the term on Hive and some folks with agendas pushing it. Now, I can't make you think or tell you what to think, but the power of suggestion is amazing ...
Got the term from the dictionary. I haven't been a part of whatever recent hive drama as it relates to that term.
How is it that we cannot talk EVERYONE here and use freedom-affirming language about THEIR CHOICES?
We all have freedom here as stated near the beginning of our conversation. Do I need to affirm your freedom in order for it to be so? Not anymore than I need to affirm the freedom of those you said are building "enemies lists". Freedom is acknowledged and established as fact.
No, we do not to affirm it. It exists. We also do not have to agree that the freedom of others is a problem. Hive is not being endangered by those who need to earn a living here ... that's provably not pushing inflation or the price drops we have seen.
Who said it was? Not me. Not the OP as far as I can tell. Maybe I missed something. Who are you arguing against?
"Can Hive support a user base that is 80% frequent extractors? Probably not, but it's a good thing that most of us stack and stake more than we take." That was what you said -- and it is a theory held by MANY who just see extractors, not people.
But nowhere in there did I say that Hive was 80% extractors. In fact, I said the opposite. Furthermore, saying it probably couldn't support that hypothetical user base has more to do with stability of the network than with a healthy price for speculators.
For you, it IS THEORETICAL. I'll accept that. I'm telling you the line is pushed as a working theory by many NOT YOU -- and you sense the intensity of my "arguments" with them. However, in terms of stability of the network, I am willing to consider that theoretically...
My part of this discussion is technical. Even if the humanity of the individuals in that hypothetical situation is overtly affirmed, the network would still face the same challenges.
One of the things that makes hive special is its inclusion of normies but balance is needed.
... and that long before that, there would be data to show that was a thing. I did not know to look before today, and I appreciate the viewpoint.
Hey, just wanted to say thanks for the conversation. I'm off to bed. Good night.