You still didn't answer my question which was why I never earn any Hive like you use to be able to earn steem, you could than power it up in your wallet.

All the rest of that mumbo jumbo is really just mumbo jumbo, I've been around here for quite some time. The best that ever happens is you join a new community or group and you get a nice healthy upvote....after that nothing. Example: So I tag under deepdives, first time I get a healthy six dollar and some cent up vote, I keep posting under that tag and it's crickets. Some stuff I write I do get a healthy upvote but it doesn't say deepdive upvoted you, or informationwars upvoted you, etc., it's just I've been around long enough that a few of the larger accounts something I write strikes enough of a cord for them to read and upvote it. Hive is like the establishment, it's every man for himself, if they can get you to play into their game for their benefit they'll ride that horse, you write they reap the benefit of having a successful tag but are to busy upvoting their own stuff to share any of it. What's "good" comments, going with flow of someone else's view on something....that's why informationwars never upvote my stuff, if you can't have an opposing view what's the use.