As for me, yes I see Hive being more alive. I believe it's the way we see things. I have been in my own cave for months before I decided to go out and visit other people's page.
I think you have to consider the approach you made, the audience and the context. Most people are reluctant to take some to look at some things specially if they don't understand the value of it. It's the same when I promote Hive to others, out of 10 people whom I would present Hive, maybe 1person would only take it seriously. And this already having others back up my context.
Now, I don't know what this Dark Crystal is for, and what is value of this or growth value? There are a lot of tokens on the Hive engine that doesn't have value but people use it, it's because they understand what it is. For example. #posh token which I recently used for this blog, and I hadn't took my time researching about this token but I heard of it before but I didn't pay much attention because I have other priorities. After one of my onboarded friends @sassycebuana mentioned it, I wouldn't know how to use it.
Hive cryptocurrency is even hard a little to promote and that's why I invested money for the hive presentation so it looks professional. Now, with this token that you are airdropping, I appreciate it. Not everyone takes free stuff so easy like I do, lol.
What is the context or purpose of this token and who are the people that you approaches?
I noticed in this Hive Community that if you are an influencer, and you build your own network here, it is easier to get their attention. Now being an influencer doesn't always have to have a huge amount of money on their wallet because some people, they're very dedicated to Hive and people like them. If you find the right people, the right community, they have trust in you, and you work hard on networking to get your audience, I don't think you'll have a problem promoting your project.