There is always something to be curious about in Hive.
Today I am curious about the meaning of mana in Hive. I was reminded by a well-meaning fellow Hiver to keep my mana higher if possible. But why did everyone calls it mana. Am I missing out something?
We all know mana has something to do with the value our vote bestow. I had wrtten about how long it takes for votes to replenish to 100% previously. I didn't use the term mana then.
Mana was a strange term for me. It's a cool term, but what does it mean?
I searched online for some answers, and I gathered that it has to do with energy, or force that permeates the world, like what Wikipedia suggests. Some ancient cultures have their interpretations of it as related to life force or what makes the world go around, so to speak.
Wow!
It's a beautiful term!
It is clever that the Hive blockchain adopts this lingo of referring to energy within it as mana.
In fact, it is rather esoteric if you ask me. The mana we hold changes the world as it accompanies the activities in the Hive blockchain.
The takeaway revelation for me is this:
There is no right or wrong use of one's mana. We can vote anyhow as we wish. As this process goes on, definitely something about the world would have been changed as a result.
I guess we could say "use your upvotes wisely". But wisdom is subjective and personal. There should be no judgment on how the Hive world should turn out.
We get the Hive we collectively deserve, anyway.
P/S: This is not financial advice, and please do your own due diligence before investing.
If you read this far... and if you are a like-minded Hiver who is on the path to learning more about Hive and crypto investing, and if you like to be tagged when I write such posts, I welcome you to leave a comment below and let me know. We can form an alliance to support each other's growth.
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