While Hive is no where perfect, I don't think there is a better alternative out there. If you know let me know. Every social media dapp built on a blockchain seems to have similar problems and there are many receiving meaningful payouts on Hive, especially in countries where the cost of living is much less than the US. A successful L2 community or tokens could be LEO or Splinterlands, although they are facing problems currently. All of this is a giant experiment, maybe it'll work eventually. But I get why one should be very cautious in investing them.