RE: 🎯 The $10 Challenge To Hive Whales: Is Web3 Truly Ready To Welcome Premium Web2 Creators?
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This is definitely an important discussion to have. If Hive (and Web 3 generally) are to gain traction, gaining high-profile influencers as content creators could well be part of the key.
But to play Devil's Advocate, I actually tend to scroll past AI-generated content. Modern mobile phone cameras have come on significantly, and I would far rather see a well-shot image of the real world than something cooked up by AI any day. I see a lot of discussion on historical artifacts, and it is widely recognised that AI-created "historical" content contains so many errors that the casual viewer might not spot that it is doing immense damage to the actual study of history.
So to me, it is quality content, not flashy graphics, that matters. So yes, we need to get influencers onboard, but imagery is a minor component provided it's of decent quality.
For most influencers, it's all about making money, so the question we have to ask is how we can bring in the audience required to deliver the earnings they demand without zeroing out the earnings of those of us who have been slogging away creating quality content for micro-payments over many years. It's a bit chicken and egg !
Thank you for playing Devil's Advocate and bringing these fantastic counter-points to the table I completely respect your take on AI-generated imagery You are absolutely right that a raw, well-shot real-world image has a soul that AI can't replicate especially in niches like history or photography
However my focus with 'premium branding' is more about the business and tech-centric side of Web2. On platforms like LinkedIn or Instagram, massive creators use highly engineered visual setups (infographics, sleek motion covers) to immediately build authority and capture a busy audience's attention If they migrate to Hive, they expect their presentation standard to be valued
Your point about the 'chicken and egg' economic problem is incredibly spot on. Bringing in large audiences to sustain those high-earning influencers without draining the existing pool of long-time micro-creators is the real challenge Hive needs to solve Appreciate this deep analytical input 🤝🔥