I think people are already finding ways to earn beyond 7 days. There is always the tipping option, but I will admit to not using that much.

I do pretty well here considering I am just playing around with Hive. I have managed to connect with a lot of people over the years and part of that is from physically meeting. These days I could do fine just from curation, but I enjoy posting. If Hive grew massively and attracted more 'pro' content creators I would expect to earn less from what I make, but then the price might go up.

Hive offers opportunities and you have to make the best of them. I don't do any deals to get votes, but friends and I will just support each other anyway. New people have to build their own connections whilst avoiding being seen as selfish/greedy/scammy. It's a tricky tightrope.