Happy 9th Hiveversary... and well done on creating yourself the most consistent contributor to the community! Your persistence is pretty much God level!

I am yet to fully comprehend why it is so hard to first get and then keep people around Hive.

You and me, both.

Perhaps it speaks to the greater world reputation/perception of Crypto as something scammy and spammy and to the idea of "get rewarded for creating" setting off immediate unrealistic expectations in people.

But — to be fair — I have also met my fair share of people who gave up on the idea of being YouTube creators because they weren't approaching Mr. Beast levels after posting a half dozen so-so vlogs...