In today's video, I'd like to discuss the old saying *"Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely."* First off, what is "absolute power?"
The thing I really want to discuss is the idea that power can corrupt, but that is generally the effect of others giving you their power. Each of us has a variety of different types of "power," but they are all **ours** - **personal power**, and someone else giving us their power (through blind faith, giving up of *authority*, etc.)
I've had quite a few people in the last days describe how they want to invest in @Splinterlands, but either don't have anything liquid, or don't want to sell coins that they're way down on...
The thing is, you can invest as little as $10 (to buy the *Summoner's Spellbook*, needed to unlock #play2earn, ranked battles, etc.), and you could start earning DEC (and thus a daily #SPS airdrop) right now!
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# How to get started:
1. __Go to [https://splinterlands.com?ref=kennysgaminglife](https://splinterlands.com?ref=kennysgaminglife) *(My referral link)*__
*1a. I get 5% of any purchases you make through the main Splinterlands store if you sign up from my link. Once you have an account, you too will get a referral link with the same feature ?*
2. **Create an account - or link your already existing Hive account.**
*2a. At this point you can play the game, using a bunch of basic freebie cards. You cannot play ranked, earn DEC/win, join a guild, etc. You're basically playing the demo.*
3. **Buy the Summoner's Spellbook for $10** *(basically like buying the game)*, and you now have full access to what Splinterlands has to offer.
3a. *You can use the in-game swap to get from various cryptos or paypal into CREDITS (always worth $1), or from various cryptos into DEC.*
4. **Start playing ranked battles, and earning crypto for every win!**
5. **All your Splinterlands holdings count for [SPS Airdrop Points]().**
5. __Buy [packs](https://splinterlands.com/?p=shop&tab=dice) from the store, [rent cards](https://peakmonsters.com/rentals) on the market, or [buy the cards you want](https://splinterlands.com/?p=market&tab=cards).__
6. __Join a [guild](https://splinterlands.com/?p=guilds), enter [events](https://splinterlands.com/?p=tournaments), and revel in victory *(hopefully)*__
7. __Enjoy content from the [Splinterlands community](https://peakd.com/c/hive-13323/created), create your own, and [enter some contests](https://peakd.com/hive-13323/@splinterlands/splinterlands-art-contest-week-146-15-booster-pack-prize).__
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# My Social Medias
Blog: https://peakd.com/@kennyskitchen
Videos: https://odysee.com/@kennyskitchen:9
Telegram Channel: https://t.me/kennysfeed
Hello there beautiful humans!
It has been a while since I dropped in with y'all, and I'm happy to be back with another video :-)
Today I'd like to talk a bit about the danger of falling for false dichotomies (specifically the "germ vs terrain" non-debate is what brought this up), as well as letting you know that the next event on my calendar is [FloteFest](https://flotefest.com/), and a bit more about the ANTIVAX token.
This video was originally posted on the blockchain(s):
LBRY: https://odysee.com/@kennyskitchen:9/apd-admits-to-shooting-hero-johnny-hurley:c
Hive: https://peakd.com/hive-122315/@kennyskitchen/apd-admits-to-shooting-hero-johnny-hurley
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New from Arvada Police, 6/25/2021
APD's FB Post w/timeline: https://m.facebook.com/arvadapolice/posts/10165209793850408
Screenshot in case they change it: https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/kennyskitchen/23tcNnfbkMGNbKTscNa7ZAu2CJnBnNmZZsTtGMsPvJwLJwZBT5dUDfmPukiAbR9s8QdJu.png
The video they released: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBdEqXvtW_s
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Older Coverage
WRCC's Statement: https://peakd.com/hive-122315/@wearechange-co/johnny-hurley
Police Take Out Hero! Johnny Was One Of Our Own: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jJBDlV-N1o
Hero Liberty Activist Killed By Police After Stopping Mass Shooter Who Just Killed a Cop: https://thefreethoughtproject.com/liberty-activist-shot-mass-shooter-in-his-tracks-before-cops-show-up-and-kill-him/
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GoFundMe for Johnny's family: https://www.gofundme.com/f/good-samaritan-john-hurley
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Hello beautiful humans!
It definitely feels a bit odd being back in Babylon (even if it is a small hippie mountain town), but it feels good to be back with my digital community!
A couple of highlights/news from this year's gathering:
1. We had the highest elevation *OHM* in Rainbow Family history
2. There was actual silence, and an *OHM* at the road / "A-Camp"
3. Without any of the "major" kitchens, without most of our infrastructure, the gathering still went off smoothly (just like last year's did)
Overall it was a pretty small gathering, which was expected due to the continued Facebook army push to end the Rainbow. I talked to multiple people in the woods who actually thought that there was no Gathering last year... and then who all had pretty much the same response: *"I knew better! Ignore all rumors of cancellation!!!"*
As I mentioned in the video, I'll be releasing the rest of the interview series from last year's gathering over the next few days.
**Here are my other Rainbow articles:**
* [What Is Rainbow?](https://odysee.com/@kennyskitchen:9/what-is-rainbow:6) (*The Gathering That Almost Wasn't* [interview series](https://peakd.com/hive-110786/@kennyskitchen/the-gathering-that-almost-wasnt-about-to-release-an-interview-series-from-the-2020-rainbow-gathering), episode 1)
* [The Rainbow Gathering in the Age of Global Bio-Terrorism](https://peakd.com/hive-181465/@kennyskitchen/the-rainbow-gathering-in-the-age-of-global-bio-terrorism) (article about the attempt to cancel the 2021 Rainbow Gathering)
* [The Rainbow Gathering: 5 Decades of Beta-Testing Anarchist Society](https://peakd.com/@kennyskitchen/nedyxepr) (my original article/video from 2017)
Episode 21 of my '2 minute Steemit Tips'
Read the full write-up on Steemit: https://steemit.com/steemit/@kennyskitchen/lal7bubs
Watch the video on Dtube: https://d.tube/#!/v/kennyskitchen/lal7bubs
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Hello there beautiful humans!
First, LBRY cleared [one million users, AND one million blocks](https://odysee.com/@lbry:3f/1M:8) on the blockchain, and literally **the next day** #Splinterlands clears [one million transactions in a day](https://twitter.com/splinterlands/status/1419288964264079360)... Then 1.5 million [the next day](https://twitter.com/splinterlands/status/1419679888970223617), and now the [average for the week](https://twitter.com/splinterlands/status/1420012203676209156) is over 1 million per day.
Today, the #SPS #Airdrop launched. Day 1 of 365.
Things basically crashed for the Hive blockchain because of the huge influx of transactions.
[Cointelegraph](https://cointelegraph.com/news/nft-based-game-splinterlands-raises-3-6m-via-private-token-sale) just covered it today... so you can only expect to see those numbers going up.
When I recorded [this video](https://peakd.com/hive-181335/@kennyskitchen/spsfntce) 4 days ago, the official [Telegram group](https://t.me/splinterlandsHQ) for Splinterlands was at 2,170 users. Currently 6,111 users.
As I mentioned at the end of the video, we're also releasing the first flyer, and ticket sales, for #VoicesOfLiberty today, so stay tuned!
That's right, we're back for another episode of __*Kenny's Hive Hints*__; two in a row! This series is a reboot of my now 4-years-out-of-date series *"Kenny's 2 Minutes Steem(it) Tips"*, in which I tried to cover, all the things I found myself explaining to folks all the time.
This series is basically the same, just fast forward to 2021 and we're on the HIVE fork. Today, we're going to discuss one of the ways that I recommend new users consider, to help them build steam. First, here's the previous episodes in the series, in case you missed them.
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# Kenny's Hive Hints
* Episode 0: [The Key Things to Remember](https://peakd.com/hive-181335/@kennyskitchen/hddwtpnc#@hivelift/re-kennyskitchen-qft9ql)
* Episode 0.5: [How Do I Create a HIVE Account?](https://peakd.com/hive-181335/@kennyskitchen/hxzdwbob)
* Episode 1: [Passwords & Private Keys](https://peakd.com/hive-167922/@kennyskitchen/kennys-2-minute-hive-hints-episode-1-passwords-and-private-keys)
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# Episode 2: Community Contests & Prompts
One of the things that can be most challenging in starting off on a platform is building connections, getting followers, when you don't already have an audience that you're bringing over with you.
HIVE offers quite a variety of ways to connect, from communities & games to tags & [communities](https://peakd.com/communities) (which function like sub-reddits or FB groups), and various different messaging platforms & specialized front-ends.
One of the best options to start connecting with others, getting inspiration to create, and making some extra crypto is to connect with some of the various HIVE communities through their contests & writing prompts. This is a way to create content you may not have thought of otherwise, a way to get new eyes on your content (who may become new followers), and a way to get some more up-votes and maybe other rewards, as well.
Here are a few regular contests or writing prompts that happen regularly on HIVE:
* @Abundance.Tribe Bi-Weekly Question ([most recent](https://peakd.com/hive-181465/@abundance.tribe/abundancetribes-biweekly-question--imagine-that-someone-was-objectively-examining-your-life-where-would-they-see-the-most-gro))
* @DeepDives Community Research([most recent](https://peakd.com/hive-122315/@deepdives/deep-dives-20-or-the-wikileaks-archive-500-hive))
* @EcoTrain Question of the Week ([most recent](https://peakd.com/hive-123046/@ecotrain/ecotrain-question-of-the-week-5-6-what-is-your-message-to-the-world))
* Hive Open Mic (weekly, run by @cabelindsay) ([most recent](https://peakd.com/hive-105786/@cabelindsay/hive-open-mic-47-worldwide-live-music-event))
* Various @NaturalMedicine contests & community activities ([most recent](https://peakd.com/hive-120078/@naturalmedicine/febuary-is-the-month-of-looovvvveeee-win-100-hive-extended-due-date))
* @LadiesofHive Community Contest ([most recent](https://peakd.com/hive-124452/@ladiesofhive/ladies-of-hive-community-contest-20-hive-124452))
* @Qurator's Hive Top Chef ([most recent](https://peakd.com/qurator/@qurator/qurator-s-hive-top-chef-or-pizza))
These are just the few contents/prompts that I know of, a couple of which I discovered while writing this post. There's sure to be more lurking around in the blockchain, and you could start the next great contest! If you didn't know, one of the most beautiful things about voluntary, decentralized spaces is that they leave the space open for anyone to jump in and solve a problem or offer some new way of doing things. HIVE certainly represents that.
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## For more great info about HIVE, check out these other guides:
* [Hive Blockchain Tools & Services](https://peakd.com/hive-101265/@thekittygirl/hive-blockchain-tools-and-services) by @thekittygirl
* [I Made $400 This Week Posting Uncensorable Content](https://peakd.com/starterguide/@bchainbastards/i-made-usd400-this-week-posting-uncensorable-content-ultimate-hive-starter-guide) by @bchainbastards
* [How To Use Hive, LeoFinance, 3Speak, & More](https://peakd.com/hive-167922/@scottcbusiness/pnytjnyd) by @scottcbusiness
* [19 Ultimate Hive Tips For Brand New Users](https://peakd.com/hive-174578/@sidwrites/hive-tips-for-new-users) by @sidwrites
* [Peakd FAQ](https://peakd.com/about/faq) by @peakd
* [Ecency FAQ](https://ecency.com/faq) by @ecency
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#### Be sure to follow me on [HIVE](https://peakd.com/@kennyskitchen), [LBRY](https://odysee.com/@kennyskitchen:9), and/or [Telegram](https://t.me/kennysfeed) to catch all of my content on abundance, sovereignty, community, and much more!
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## My Social Medias
Blog: https://peakd.com/@kennyskitchen
Videos: https://odysee.com/@kennyskitchen:9
Telegram Channel: https://t.me/kennysfeed
## My Referral Link for LBRY/Odysee
https://lbry.tv/$/invite/@kennyskitc
How to create a Steemit account instantly, using the anon.steem tool!
Check out the Steemit post for the full write-up, including links & images: https://steemit.com/steemit/@kennyskitchen/3e68b2kg
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