For Proof Of Brain and what the blockchain stands for honestly I feel that delegation shouldn't be a thing. What makes this all work is that everyone engages and curates. You can still on hive anyways earn some passive income from staking your claim but if you curate and post you can increase your APR dramatically and I believe those putting in the work should be rewarded more.
Maybe if curation by delegation was less than doing it yourself I would be for it but I personally don't like it and I feel it really takes away from the platform and starts removing the POB aspect of it all. It also kills engagement. Why should I spend time curating content when I can just delegate it to someone else and earn as much if not more?
*For me the answer is because I believe in the platform and need to lead by example
To others however I feel only very few have that same feeling and delegate out instead.
Some people have written about how it's not easy to find someone who is trustworthy. They have a good point. Because they still need to be a little bit active, I feel it would be okay to delegate, since they would be earning less anyway. Some brain activity is still required.