One, two, three...Nine

It's been said that I'm a fucken idiot; I'm ok with people thinking whatever they choose and other people's opinions rarely have much impact on me - especially people who don't matter to me in the least bit, so it doesn't bother me. Some on Hive have commented directly to me that I am a fucken idiot and isn't it grand that people can be so expressive of their feelings...of course, it's doubtful many would say so directly to my face.

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One, two, three...Nine

[Ok, for the record, I know how to count to nine - Just saying - I can count up to ten quite expertly as it turns out.]

Anyway, in the middle of June 2025 my eighth full year on this blockchain (and its predecessor) ended and I pushed into my ninth year; it's a long time I guess, and I never thought I'd be around so long.

My brother @tarazkp suggested all the way back at the very beginning of 2017 that I get involved and I thought, don't be a fucken idiot.

I'm very non-social-media oriented and I saw it as such, social media. After him mentioning it for a few more months I finally caved in and opened my account on June 13th 2017. With that date having just passed by unremarked last month I figured I'd better write something to underline the date, for the sake of posterity...although no one really gives a fuck I suppose.

I started with nothing, no injection of funds, just my words and images, consistency, intention to build relationships and make it a fun and enjoyable place for me; it's mostly been that, but not always.

Over the time I earned through curation and through authoring posts and the only time I've exited funds has been to trade and grow them and I have always powered back up...I believe in Hive so it seemed the right thing to do. I also like to support others and, of course, protect them from people trying to scam the system so having a larger stake helps me do that.

You see, I actually like Hive, enjoy it (mostly) and want it to improve and grow; whether it will or not isn't in my hands of course, so I continue to use my words, thoughts and images in my posts and comments and also my stake to add to, or remove from, people's content during the period allotted for that exact purpose. It's for the "remove from" aspect that people call me a fucken idiot, no one has ever said that after receiving my upvote. Funny huh?

I currently have slightly under 329,000 Hive powered up and almost 2,000 HBD in savings and while it's not considered a vast amount when compared to some others it's a goodly sum and I enjoy using it.

So here I am, a month into my ninth year and still enjoying it (mostly) and still being called a fucken idiot too...a chap commented that to me only a day or so ago. But what keeps me here?

You

Ok, maybe not exactly you per se. I mean people. Good people. Fun people. Interesting people. Engaging people. Intelligent people. Life-loving people. People with similar and different interests. People like that.

It's because of the relationships I have formed and the interactions that result that I stay.

Sure, some people I used to interact with drift away never to return...some for their own reasons and some perhaps because I stopped voting on them as much or as high as previously...some maybe because they think I'm a fucken idiot. That's ok, more room for better people I guess, and there's a few I really value, respect and would miss if I was not around. (If you are one of those you will know it.)

I'll eventually stop writing here, I know that to be true, and the reasons for it will remain undisclosed...but as long as I have stake I'll add and remove rewards on others as I see fit, it's my right. Remember that freedom you enjoy to think and act as you like? Well, I have the same freedom, and I'll use it. There may be some tears (from others) when I stop posting as my add and remove activities will change somewhat...but that's ok, people are free to cry; it's good for the soul.

So that's about it...I'm into my ninth year and, fucken idiot or not, I'm here to stay for a while longer so...well, people will just have to deal with it.