I've sensed so and that's very reassuring to know! Thank you as well. 😇
I've been here for just a couple of weeks or so but as I've seen so far, as a social media site, hive doesn't have many interactions. The reason is probably as you said, it is quite young as a platform. I have a suspicion though. Since there is a money aspect entangled with it, many users who DO NOT have enough power to curate, do not bother reading (or voting). True that their non-existent power may not give the author any rewards but it can give something more valuable—support and a boost in the morale, "Hey, we're here and we're watching you."

I'm not blaming them though and also I could be wrong. One perspective, after all.
Yesterday on #hivechat twitter frenzy someone said there should be a discord like wing attached to hive and I really really agree with them.

Perfectionism is actually preferred way of doing things, if you can discard 'procrastination'. 😉