Happy 9th Hiveversary... and well done on creating yourself the most consistent contributor to the community! Your persistence is pretty much God level!
I am yet to fully comprehend why it is so hard to first get and then keep people around Hive.
You and me, both.
Perhaps it speaks to the greater world reputation/perception of Crypto as something scammy and spammy and to the idea of "get rewarded for creating" setting off immediate unrealistic expectations in people.
But — to be fair — I have also met my fair share of people who gave up on the idea of being YouTube creators because they weren't approaching Mr. Beast levels after posting a half dozen so-so vlogs...
I think that this is part of keeping them. I reckon perhaps there should be less emphasis on the crypto part anyway, and focus on the creativity part (for some earnings). 99.9% of social media users aren't monetized. 99.9% here are.
Oh - and happy Birthday to you too!