People, generally, are stupid, and want awful things. If 'the masses' come to Hive, they will turn Hive into another Facebook, or Twitter, or Insta, or whatever.
It's not just the algorithm that makes these web2 spaces terrible, it's the people on them.
Hive is a database that stores text and data so let people post whatever they want, if this is the content that market demands let it be. Limiting Hive to a “either blog 1000 words minimum or you’ll get downvoted for low effort” mindset is a mistake.
The masses won't be blogging at all, just leaving shitty comments and arguing about everything.