I can't agree with these types of opinions and this is why Hive is failing.

IMO, there is nothing wrong with what they are doing. They have built their own network because of the game they created and the players are willing to vote for those posts. Those people would certainly have voted on other things anyway. Also, most people use liquid rewards to purchase other tokens or cash out. Nothing wrong with that.

This post of little over 1000 words has currently $39 worth of votes, which takes them about 10 posts to get. Is it worth that much? For me it certainly isn't but your network and HP make you get a lot of upvotes and also give you a big protection against DVs.

This is why the DV function is fundamentally flawed. Any amount of investment has proportional value in terms of upvoting. However, only a big HP gives you protection against DVs because you can retaliate, compared to a small HP which can't retaliate in any meaningful way nor gather support from others. If people find value in the posts, let them vote and keep the earnings. DVs should be reserved for plagiarism, illegal content, scams, etc.

Even without DVs, big HP accounts already naturally support each other, because it is mutually beneficial. The small accounts are left collecting breadcrumbs, unless they are friends with some big accounts. With DVs, any small account can become the target at any point. Ultimately this will be the downfall of Hive when everyone else gives up on this rigged system.