Ahh Banfield, that is a name I haven't heard in a long time. That guy ... wow.

Yeah the rewards are important, but also an incentive to get rewarded for tricks rather than value. I don't have any solutions outside of community-based self policing :(

I wish there was an easier way to pay for value with fiat OR Hive. That would attract people who want the content primarily. Thinking of paid newsletters, Patreon, etc. A lot of communities are springing up around community tokens that can be exchanged for goods and services from the creator/influencer (like airmiles type loyalty programs in a way), I have yet to see that catch on in Hive.