When I first started it was more about the monetized side of Hive as I was trying to generate funds to cover my Splinterlands play. Then I realized just how much fun it was and it became more enjoyable for the social aspect, and the money was just a side bonus.
I really do hope they can get this inflation under control, I would hate to see Hive lose more authors. The last few months I have seen so many people exit stage left after powering down huge amounts of HP due to frustrations with the witnesses...