Personally, I don't know. I am going to attend the event - taking @asia-pl and kids to Barcelona with flights and accommodation booked and paid. So I want to take part in great event that would fill me with some positivity about Hive that I really need right now. What is more, we need to show to outsiders that we have a real and vibrant community. Solana is being described as the most friendly community right now, we need to show the world what Hive is and what can one do on it. You can't do that without shills , paid sponsorships and promotion.
On the other hand, I constantly advocate for burning DHF HBD eternally like @mantequilla-soft suggested - None in the right mind would invest in Hive there's another 20 million of dollars waiting to dilute your stake. I advocate for burning as much Hive as possible. DHF is the main cause of the inflation we are experiencing.
So you see the conflicting ideas.
Nevertheless, I'd support the proposal if you committed not to convert HBD into Hive, use internal market or @magi.network to swap it to Hive (as I understand Hive is a gateway) plus there's also BTC available on Magi. This might mitigate the negative effects of financing from DHF
RE: Should Hive fund HiveFest XI and ChainCulture this year? An honest go or no-go.