One thing that I noticed is that engagement is a bit dead on Hive. I think some users are just playing shitpost and earn in the community and doesn't really focus on blog and community building.

I, myself, has the same mindset sometimes, but I stay in the community just for fun and writing...and also building connection helps a lot.

The recent feature, @commentrewarder, might help to increase engagement anyway. But in the end, it's always the rewards that will push the users to do so.