I have pretty much lost count of the number of times I have *"reinvented myself"* since I chose the path of self-employment, over 25 years ago.

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Come to think of it, I was reinventing myself even before then... likely a reflection of the fact that I have never been particularly committed to going in any specific direction.

As a kid and teenager, I never *really* knew what I wanted to be when I grew up, and I *still* don't really know!

Today, I started the final bits of shutting down a microbusiness I have had since 2006... because it more or less became *obsolete.*

Which made me realize that *most* of my personal reinventions have been the result not of me *wanting* to do something new, but because what I was doing became obsolete OR was replaced by outsourcing or automation.

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So now I am shutting down my beachcombing and found objects business...

## *Meanwhile, on Hive*

Waking up to a 3-year low for Hive this morning made me wonder about exactly *where* and *when* it is in the Cryptosphere that we see the market stage known as *"capitulation."*

Then I realized that it likely doesn't even *apply* here, since Bitcoin is actually near new *highs,* even with the most recent setback. So pretending we're at some kind of *"market bottom"* is actually nonsense.

In truth, it just seems like it is *Hive* that's in a slump. And I'm not basing that on the *price* in dollars and cents, but on tracking Hive's *ranking* on Coingecko. We're basically going *backwards,* compared to most crypto!

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Does make you pause and wonder just *what* the underlying problem is.

I expect the answer is *"so many things"* as it often is, in life!

Of course I'm planning to *leave* or anything, but it's a clear signal to not expect Hive to provide *any* sort of measurable income stream.

I guess I could go all negative with it and just say that it serves as evidence of what most people believe: online content typically *has very little value* unless you have *thousands* or even *millions* of followers and views.

Most of us don't...

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Not gonna lose sleep over it. Tomorrow is another day, and maybe an altcoin season *will* happen, after all... someday.

For now, I'm just gonna get some rest. Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

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