IF the power pyramid was in total coherence we'd be in trouble.
Corruption would settle in that we might never escape.
Short of a fork.

On the topic at hand, I thought aggie got shafted when he got here.
He was the only one developing things that came to fruition.

Smtees!™
Smdh.

8+ years to get smart contracts seems a little slow, too.
We are still waiting for those to roll out functionality.
Might be 9 years before we get them.

But,
If you don't like how hive is managed, buy more hive.™