This is exactly the main problem with this platform (or rather with most of the users of this platform).
They focus so much on the monetary aspect that they forget (do not even care) about the content.
And the general lack of the content consumers is not even the only problem on Hive.
Some people literally force themselves to write dozens or even hundreds of comments in one day.
In the recent past someone on the Ecency Waves wrote that he/she wrote 150 comments in one day, and that he/she is really tired because of it.
Some of the active Hive blockchain users currently see the interactions as some kind of challenge/competition/contest.
The natural usage is currently very rare on the Hive blockchain.
By the way, many people left the Steem/Hive blockchain even in the bull market. But many more left in the bear market.
RE: Curation rewards vs author rewards