I feel like the "silent consumer" is often underestimated. I still browse Facebook and particularly Instagram regularly due to the art content I follow on there. People have been negative about the interactivity on Hive, but it largely seems in line with or better than social media as a whole.

Looking at some posts in my Instagram feed now (not my posts, artists I follow) ; 2,189 likes/55 comments. 52 likes/ 1 comment. 3,698 likes/7 comments. 75 likes/no comments.

Engagement is tough. For every person who actually engages, I think there are hundreds who still genuinely consume and enjoy the content but do not make their presence known.

The dynamics of Hive so far are very much shaped by the very small userbase. I hope it will continue to grow and evolve... The biggest hope is that it evolves to the point where rewards are a bonus, but not a purpose. It would be so much better if more people used Hive "normally" and let the rewards mechanisms just work in the background.