Just like eating and drinking, those seemingly separate events are inextricably linked in the human person experiencing them, and not reckoning this - or intentionally using it to drive creators odious to whales from the platform - has strongly affected the growth of Hive and the value of it's token.

None could know better than you that creating content has a cost, and null or negative rewards for undertaking that investment will inevitably discourage creators from doing so.

IME, only my disregard for my financial circumstances due to my focus on investment in goodwill has prevented me from devoting my efforts to obsessively speaking on the issues that induce me to sperg out the opinions I cannot suppress elsewhere. I note I am nearly unique in that regard, and have watched dozens of folks more realistically responsive to incentives fly this coop.

I remain absolutely confident that Hive's ability to prevent plagiarism, scams, and spam can be maintained without enabling the incalculable harm that comes to our community from the historical and continuing censorship of creators of content odious to well staked individuals and the Hive oligarchy.