I fitted that 350 cc engine into a 50cc frame for giggles.

But today it suits a purpose, I liken it to hive and the way I feel about hive.
I was talking to the lovely @ultravioletmag this morning about why I left hive and came here.
The bike is not fit for purpose, even after I rebuilt the top end of the engine after that photo, it is still the same, not fit for purpose.
(It would not fit in the frame now with barrels and head fitted anyway.)

But you get the picture yes?

Hive first then my own comparison V Blurt.

Now as much as that bike reminds me of how broken Hive is compared to the white paper for it "Free speech platform", that photo sums up my feeling towards Hive.

I have witnessed my friends and others abused on Hive no matter what they write about, I have also been on the receiving end but not nearly as bad or as prolonged. (The attacks - downvoting.)

There are consequences to downvoting, the recipient feels it and the psychological damage done from constant downvotes is real, and IMO unnecessary. Not only that it is not healthy when it costs nothing/is free to inflict pain on another.
If a downvote cost the equivalent of an upvote, would people be so willing to behave as badly? I think not.
I have proposed said solution many times, but kept running into a brick wall.

I watched @jasonliberty, @frot @lucylin and many others get abused just because of their opinions about the real world, or about hive.
I was on the end of a weeks worth of downvotes just because. (Of a comment someone felt offended by.)
For me Hive became so toxic that I resented logging in. I still do, but as soon as my powerdown is complete, I will bid the site farewell with two middle fingers on one hand and a middle one from the other hand and simply delete it.

I could say a lot more about the toxicity regards hive, but what is the point? It only takes a few whales to ruin any site, @onealpha-pob ruined POB with his toxic down voting, azircon, bernie sanders, the cyclist (bernies alt) in fact bernie had over 100 alt accounts he used to abuse people with on Steemit. I could go on, but what is the point.

Now Blurt.

I only came here a month ago.

I had a tremendous welcome from the off. That is inviting to say the least, it made me feel welcome, and made me invest via ionomy and hive-engine.

I have left my blurt on ionomy and hive-engine for now, thousands of them fire starters called dollars. I wanted to see what it is like to grow "organically" for now.

Sure everything I write about the reality of the current medical tyranny is not everyone's cup of tea, but if people do not want to read my thoughts about freedom they simply walk on by. Or debate me.

It made it easy my transition to blurt as a lot of my steemit - hive friends migrated here too, and some of my facebook friends as I advertised Blurt on fakebook, it serves it's purpose at times, does it not, fakebook?

In a month here I have earned as it stands today $664 and given away well over a 1000 blurt in prizes, and will continue to do so every week, because I like it here.

I have not had a single argument here, not a single bad word with anyone.
That to me is important, I like debate, I enjoy opinions, I do not have to agree with them, but the foundation of free speech is letting anyone say their opinion, no matter what the opinion is.

Blurt allows that.
I have also made some new friends on here, from all around this wonderful planet we call earth, I embrace all, no matter where they come from, or race, creed, religion.

I find blurt a positive experience, I find hive a negative one.

So that is my honest comparison.

I intend to never power down and hope one day my daughter or wife will have sufficient knowledge to do so when I have departed this world, so I am in it for the long haul.

I could not say the same about hive, pob or steemit.

Have a superb sunny day, snowing heavily here, and still got to get to the farm to feed the cats and dog, wish me well.

Any opinion regards hive v blurt welcome below.