Yeah I'd love to see this platform continue to grow.
I started off on Steemit, and moved over after the hard-fork/war with Justin.
The crypto-rewards based model is a decent idea, and it's also being used on Minds(sort of), and LBRY/Odysee.
There's also 3Speak and Dtube which were born on Steemit/Hive, but now are using their own tokens for some reason.
On Minds its come to the point where if you're not spending their tokens to promote your posts you get little engagement.
Some creators have been making decent earnings on these platforms, but as the crypto markets fluctuate the value of those earnings does too.
I have to admit I'm still a little lost on the exact structure of Hive's system when it comes to witnesses and the proposals. I need to take the time to read into it at depth.
I think there should be a prominent guide to that built into the sign-up process though for new users.
Bur it's another example of how hard it is to structure a social system even online.
We're still using the core concepts of carrot vs. stick lol.