If only there were a simple solution to everything. 😉 As usual you've touched on practically every side that makes this such a complex topic. I recognise all the scenarios you present, as these conversations have happened so often before and I'll wager they'll continue to happen.
I think there are multiple scenarios of what people think Hive should be and few of them gel with each other. I often question whether people really do want to onboard the masses, or if they do, they want it in a way where they aren't all trying to be content creators, but content consumers on the whole. From what a lot of the big accounts have said, I feel like their ideal would be to attract great content creators here who will bring along their followers to invest and upvote content.
Unfortunately, a lot of what we are getting are people from countries who can't afford to invest, so they attempt to make as much content as they can (often it's mediocre to awful or so amazing it's not theirs) and withdraw their rewards to spend. When the price of Hive goes up, these accounts flood in and a lot of them plagiarise. I sometimes wonder if those dealing with them just get fed up with it and report all plagiarism to HiveWatchers to make life easier for themselves, despite the fact that it's usually pretty easy to tell if it's a genuine newby mistake or blatent plagiarism. I'll admit that the are times when I've come across a new account my first touts are: "here we go again..." but I always read through first and avoid jumping to conclusions. Sadly, my low expectations are more often met than not.
I must confess that just today I came upon a new account that had posted numerous times in less than 24hrs and each one I checked was lifted from a different website, so I reported it to HiveWatchers. If they were all coming from one site them I'd have asked them to verify if that was their blog and advise them on sourcing and not posting too frequently.
Once again an entertaining read.
Yes! If only! ;)
I do aim to get as full a picture covering all sides as possible, so I'm happy to hear that shines through.
I agree with your take on things. I've written about attracting 'big' or 'great' content creators to Hive in my hive marketing post and it's sequel. Talented content creators generally go where the audiences are, if Hive wants to attract them despite not having a huge user-base to offer them, it's doable, but a tall order and requires some fairly specific approaches, which I could advise upon, if anyone invited my input.
That wouldn't surprise me in the slightest, but apathetic, burned-out, or lazy action will never lead to fantastic desired results, so it's not recommended.
That's exactly how Emma feels about it. :)
I have a lot of respect for this approach, good on ya, and I'm glad you're so diligent and precise when assessing new accounts. Hive definitely benefits a lot from your presence and contribution, and I personally have enjoyed all our interactions so far. You rock, and I appreciate you. I'm glad you found it an entertaining read, and wish you a great day!🙏