Long term I think it should also be a goal for larger parts of the Splinterlands community to be more invested in Hive as well. At the very least that means doing some 100% powered up posts, or swapping HBD to Hive and powering up that from time to time.
At the moment, we rely a lot on the curators and contests, and I cant help but feel that it promotes extraction. If more community members have a vote with some value, and of course used that vote on content that they like, I like to think that it would lead to better content and more active engagement here, which would in turn be better for Splinterlands too.
+1 to @seattlea's request for AI cover image guide. You seem to be a master on that. I would love to learn.
Yep I totally agree with this, and that's the reason I recently bought 30k Hive and plan to add more over time. However I do think it's ok for people to start off earning before they decide to commit. I got to a point where I can see myself on Hive long-term, but it's a hard ask for someone who's new to both Splinterlands and Hive to commit to both early on. Once they figure out the incentive structure is in their best interest, and they start forming relationships in the community, I'm hoping that long-term mindset will come along as well.