Awesome to hear the thoughts of someone in the industry, actively looking for an alternative!

The potential is there for a dev to build exactly what you're after on Hive, but there are a ton of technical questions we need to explore answers to.

Questions that need answers

Payments:

• Does Hive currently offer the ability to monetise via a subscription model rather than purely the rewards pool or does this need to be built?
  • From there, can you then hide content behind a password or paywall?
    • Answers will then affect whether chargebacks can potentially screw over the creator.

Decentralisation of images:

• Will the @spknetwork solve the issue of storing images as well as videos in a decentralised manner?
  • If so, will this then be adequate protection for someone sharing images on Hive?