Many of us are spending quite a bit of time on the Hive blockchain and while our account grows in time, being a curator becomes a earning routine in this ecosystem. And while we start doing our things on a daily basis as a habit, we discover in time the benefits of curating content and engaging with the others. Thinking about that I've tried to outline some of the advantages of being a curator on the Hive blockchain and why I am doing this with more energy than ever (part of it because I am expecting a new bull run cycle, which these days seems knocking at the door; hopefully this will be confirmed with the market uprising in the following weeks and months).

As a curator on the Hive blockchain, there are several advantages that we can enjoy and which keeps us going day after day. The motivations can be diverse, but a dimension that we all can agree upon is the earning out of this activity and the fact that it can sustain us one way or the other. But let's see what goodies curation can bring us.

Earn Passive Income

As curators on Hive we have the opportunity to earn passive income by discovering, evaluating, and upvoting quality content proportionally with the staked Hive Power. When we curate content in first 24 hours 50% of the upvote is return to us as yield while the incoming later votes on the same content will earn us in addition another percentage of the rewards generated from that post, which can add up over time. I like to summarize this as "what you give is what you get".

Build Reputation

As a curator, putting at good use the ability to identify and promote quality content can help us build a positive reputation within the Hive communities. By consistently curating valuable content, we can establish ourselves as an interested and passionate figure and gain recognition for the curation efforts. This will bring us more appreciation through upvotes from within the community and even also some curation trails that will pop up whenever we are publishing content ourselves.

Discover New Content and Communities

As a curator we have the opportunity to explore and discover new content, communities, and authors on the Hive blockchain. This can be a great way to expand the knowledge, interests, connections and keep up with the developments within the Hive community. Ultimately we can be on the ground floor of lucrative projects that are launched in this great ecosystem that keeps on expanding.

Learning and Personal Growth

As a curator, we have the opportunity to learn and grow through exposure to different types of content, diverse perspectives, and engagement within the Hive community. This can contribute to the personal growth, knowledge, and development as a content consumer and evaluator of true and sincere content creators. We improve from seeing the work of others and also can give us subject to write ourselves.

Diversification of Rewards

By curating a diverse range of content, we can diversify the rewards distribution as well. Curating content from different niches, topics, and authors allows us to earn rewards from various communities and user bases, reducing the risk of relying on a single type of content or author for rewards.

In the end I think that without curation we would isolate ourselves and simply deafen the Hive blockchain which without engagement would fade away. When we've forked from Steem I found that the biggest strength for the Hive blockchain is the power of communities and the glue that users provide by engaging and curating valuable content. In the end it is up to us on how we want the Hive blockchain to be and we can shape it through curation and engagement.

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