"Another issue I have with Hive is when I submit a post it feels a bit like pushing a sailing boat out on a pond and praying it doesn't sink."

...yup this. I'm enjoying sticking with it though as I'm now engaging with more people, many of which I link up with through @steevc 's follow Friday posts.

BTW you now have enough HBD to open your community and start taking over the world. :)