I've seen so many people 'rage quit'. Sometimes it's when they feel they have been unfairly downvoted and they don't help their case by attacking the community. When it comes to rewards Hive can seem unfair. It does depend a lot on who you know, but quality can shine. I think the Vibes contest is getting rewards to people who earn them. Others get complacent as they know they will make a lot whatever they put out.

A lot of newer people won't know what it was like in the early days when some posts made $1000s whilst most of us made cents, but the algorithm was different then. Now a top post can make around $100 which seems fair given the size of the community. I think it will change if Hive can grow a lot. The reward pool will get spread thinner, but then the price ought to go up. I personally think that I do okay, but I don't take my rewards for granted.