Hive's future, I believe, is already written on the wall. The downvote has already done plenty of social damage... and it's proponents are to blind to realize it as they attempt to normalize it's use.
The downvote (in it's current structure) is all but destroying Hive's marketability.
It's being used to signal self-censorship of thought throughout the blockchain (feedback and innovation is therefore not fully realized or possible).
It is being used to do what I call "Downvote SPAM", AND as a result, this systemic abuse is also driving away perfectly good investment and creative content.
It undermines the foundations of what crypto is really about. Full ownership and the ability to maintain the sovereign rights that make all things of worth work. It gives larger accounts the ability to own (this is a coder term that I'm using) smaller accounts ability to earn.
This creates an unfriendly environment where no one in their right minds can invite their friends, family, or famous.
I belive that Hive is ultimately going nowhere fast because of all these underlying (and seemingly unexamined?) reasons and in my mind has become the epitome of social disfunction.
Who knew that a main feature, like the downvote, could encapsulate so many undermining problems and create so much counter productive results?!
But I have a feeling you already have sussed this out for yourself...
I headed over to Blurt for a fresh start... I hope you will join me over there 
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