Creating Content on the Blockchain Part 9

Governance & Witnesses

Shadows Pub

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This post is part of a series I’m building to help beginners on Hive learn the basics. My goal is to help you to get a base to build on your time on the platform.

Covered So Far

I’ve created an index post showing what is covered in each part of this series.

Visit the Index to review what has been covered.

Who’s Running the Show?

In the last part of this series I wrote about the lack of a company running the Hive chain. There is no controlling entity deciding what gets built and added to the ecosystem.

Being used to being in a world where someone or some entity is ultimately in charge. This concept of decentralized ownership took some getting adjusted to. Even when a community was supposed to have ownership in the Web2 world, there was always some form of group calling the shots.

That doesn’t really happen on Hive.

There are some aspects driven by the code the blockchain runs on, like your voting. Most other ‘rules’ are arrived at mostly be a loose agreement of the community.

As you explore around the chain you’ll find posts with discussions about various ‘issues’ on Hive. Someone will…

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Shadows Pub

Writer | Publisher — I write what catches my interest. A lot catches my interest. I create books to use. Life is a marathon, set your pace & enjoy the trip.