I am a user.

There is the problem. You do not think like an owner.

I want a seamless socio-fi experience for starters

Snap your fingers and it will be so? Do you understand how technology works?

Hive is not a bad product but it is marketed poorly

Hive is not a product so what the hell are you going to market? What does Hive provide, other than blogging for money which isnt something that works in terms of promotion.

Can people get their news off Hive? How about information? Entertainment? Music? What services are offered?

we will continue to have such debates 10 years from now if nothing changes.

Yes if nothing is built. Did Spotify or YouTube magically appear? Or were they developed over the years?