I mean, they are questions like any other... They may look as crucial for your existence, but... Did you ask Mark Zuckerberg what you have to do with your FB or IG account? I suppose not... 😃

Well I think we like stressing on the things we cannot control and it's in our nature, although sometimes it takes discipline to not do so.
In the past whenever I've talked with someone I've met on Hive, there's no way the "how do I get more upvotes" we doesn't pop up. It could be a friendly conversation and perhaps the reason why this person might have reached out in the first place was to know if there's a magical way it's done.