Agreed!
I've started a new strategy where I find people making content in poorer countries, then sorta sponsor them, by getting them a Hive account, and then doing my best to make sure their posts do well. One kid put on a longboard race which i helped fund, he's now posting regularly, and is trying to get others to join.
This also had the added bonus of showing that I am legitimate, when most of the longboarders I invited in North America refused because they thought it had to be a scam because they couldn't wrap their heads around where the money came from. Now it's just a matter of keeping this ball rolling, and getting the larger scene to start to recognize that Hive is the best tool for growing a community.