On this opportunity I write about Hivefest from a Curators perspective.
I have been a part of this community for years, and have seen many Fests come and go. I regret missing them all in a way, but as a Curator what did I really miss?
I can truly say I miss not going to Krakow, and especially Bangok as those were the last ones for the parent chain, which shall not be names.
More a sense of nostalgia perhaps then lost opportunity.
I look back with wonder of what might have been, had I been able to network and build relationships here.
But is that realisticv for a Curator?
If I were a frequent blogger or a builder in this space I can see only upsides.
But as a Curator or Consumer of Content, is there a good reason to attend Hivefest? I feel more like a silent and unknown partner.
From the perspective of celebrity, if I was a content producer it would be nice to meet my adoring fans, if I had any.. or simply meet those who enjoy my work.
But as a Curator or Content consumer I have no adoring fans.
Perhaps if I wrote long comments of sunstance those content producers who read comments might appreciate my work, but this doesn't build a following ..does it?
I would love to be wrong.
I seems a shame to toil in obscurity, but do we ever get to know our benefactors in this space?
Are they a silent majority or silent minority?
What do you think?