Just days after entering the Hive portal, I found this post to be particularly helpful to me, in properly thinking about what I am doing.

Hive's internal perception of itself might be slightly skewed or biased because the "core builders" here were likely disproportionately oriented towards technology, blockchain and crypto — at least in comparison the the greater world — and that definitely shaped what we might describe as "Hive's self-image."

But viewed in a broader sense, that self-image doesn't stand alone, all that well..

Agreed. FWIW, from the outset, upon first learning about the Hive blockchain and reading some of its content, I was left with a similar impression. Which frankly led to my decision to stay out of participating.

Beyond the Hive blockchain, from what I have experienced in the broader world of crypto, they all have a similar challenge to overcome. And the challenge is not a trivial one to solve, given the stake the devs typically have in both the building, maintaining, and smooth operation of them.

"But to circle back to the "sticky" observation, the key takeaway here is that we tend to be far more loyal to our interests than we are to venues."

"Which addresses that thing Hive seems to struggle terribly with: User Retention."

Key. Absolutely. It is fascinating to me, to watch the dynamic tension between this and getting paid for it. User retention may reasonably be considered a KPI on how that is working out, so far.

I could say a lot more here, but maybe that will the topic of a future post.

Thanks for putting these thoughts down. I hope it is widely read and has some role to play in future discussions about this blockchain's future. I will bookmark it, for future reference. And follow your account to see what other insights you might have to share.