Yeah this:

To have a burn below a certain level is absurd since it harms smaller accounts.

That is the conundrum that was voiced by many on the community incubation project @acidyo has going. Which practically makes his efforts useless since the system itself is working against him. His solution which nobody even understood has likely made many simply walk away.

Pride is the divide on Hive.

I'm sure there's many coders that are envious of LEO efforts and results but they won't give that credit. Or do the honourable thing for the community. Implement those changes into Hive.