Maybe I'm just being cynical, I wish I shared your optimism. Perception is important. The first big market/userbase Hive taps into will largely define it in the eyes of the world.

I remember the days when PizzaGate had a more than healthy foothold on the trending page and many established users cheered on The Dark Overlord for using the blockchain to post extortion demands. I can easily see a future evolve where anyone who’s not a Q believer won’t want to give Hive the time of day.

This particular appeal at this particular time to bring in the masses actually risks relegating Hive to niche status in my eyes. It’s kind of like the actress who figures she can do a few porn movies to get her name out there and then transition to “real” acting. She may even be a good actress... but that reputation is going to be very hard to shake. Just like her, I feel that right now Hive needs to be very careful who it gets in bed with!