Has the Hive chain earned your unflinching loyalty? Would you be willing to forgo other crypto projects and the traditional space just for Hive? Should loyalty be encouraged as we continue to forge ahead into the new era of crypto relevance. Are the surviving projects of the future going to be decided by loyalty and popularity, and to what extent?

Some people carry several tags around with pride such as Bitcoin Maximalists, crypto fanatic, crypto trader alt specialist or even Hiver for those of us on the Hive space. While carrying such tags about are generally harmless, are there considerable benefits or restrictions to ponder on? In other words, should we be restricting ourselves to one defining tag on the crypto space.

Good Loyalty vs Bad Loyalty

Taking a look at some existing projects, we really can see the benefits of having loyalists backing them up though. There are people willing to sink or swim with projects and put their money where their mouths are. Without these kind of people, projects would be unable to survive the turbulent times. We have them here on the Hive chain too, and owe them quite a bit of gratitude for our survival till date.

When we form identities we usually double down on them over time by aligning with communities and echo chambers that reinforce them. We are all guilty of it in some ways, as it can be useful to avoid confusion from too many options or opinions floating around there. Yet caution is always advised, as there is always some disadvantage to being a hardliner with any stance.

We can also go to extreme lengths with our support for a particular project or system. This is when it becomes more or less toxic because we are willing to defy rationality just to prove a point. The way am able to stop myself from going down this road is always asking myself why.

• Why is Hive such a good project that it compels loyalty?
• Why is crypto different form traditional investments?
• Why is my support and participation necessary?

Questions such as these at least open the space for some soul searching and dialogue, and may be ways to caution us should we be too hard leaning on a stance or project.

Toned Down Definitions

I think identifications are good and important in certain situations where we may lack a general direction. With enough experience though should come a certain flexibility rather than more rigidity.

The big advantage to this is that we leave room for shared insights and collaboration that can only expand our potential. Imagine major crypto projects coming together like has has integrated its chain and building something rather than seeing who can survive on their own. Our loyalties should lie ideally with the most desirable pathway presented to us.

I would prefer to be called a long term investor rather than a particular coin specialist. I would also rather identify with a project that seeks collaboration in the space and beyond rather than one that seeks dominance or stands out for a single defining property. Even those identities need flexibility at some point. A long term investor should also be able to go after short term assets if it is viable enough.

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