RE: Yours, yours, yours

It ends up as personal responsibility, doesn't it? I am responsible for what I do and get. What a concept.

I chased gold off and on for a few years when I first moved here. I found a friend and we had great fun finding likely spots and harvesting samples which we brought home to process. We actually found a little gold (it's really common around here. Commercial quantities aren't common :)) but it was never enough to pay for our equipment or even the gas we burned. But we had a lot of fun and saw a lot or really cool places so the expense was really worth it.

I don't do ROI studies on hive but I suspect that you could probably expect a return of 10% per year with only a few hours work per day. So invest $250,000 and have an income well over the poverty level in either country. The problem being the ones that think they can earn the income without the investment, who don't consider the time investment needed in any case.

I come to Hive every day with no expectations save that I can write what I want, post it as I want and engage with the people that read and comment on my writing.

Not many people are wired to play the long game. They are the ones that think it better to build a shade structure rather than plant a tree that will not only give them or their children shade but provide a home for the birdies in the future.