Yes, a very valid point.

I remember back on "Hive 1.0" there was a significant movement trying to emphasize the community as being part of "The Internet of PEOPLE" rather than "The Internet of INFORMATION." I have supported that notion since I started blogging, in 1998. As you undoubtedly know, a "blog" is a "web log" and was originally about people sharing the stories of their lives.

To be honest, I don't blame Hive for ending up largely as a financial mechanism. That's a systemic issue for the entire Cryptosphere... the original ideals of creating a trustless global decentralized financial system was largely usurped by conventional Wall Street greed and thoughts of "Wen Moon and wen Lambo?" Hive is pretty much just its own microcosm within that paradigm...

Not saying that to let anyone off the hook; just observing the greater environment.

So yes, we need to do better.