Hive is Mass Adoption, just the masses have not found it yet. You certainly don't need to worry about stability or reliability - @hive has @gtg and a blockchain taming Wizard is rare indeed.
What is it gonna take?
It is going to take some work, people need to understand Blockchain to appreciate it - and that does require a fair amount of background reading.
What do we need to learn?
Virtual bums on virtual seats laddie, the more people involved the better the community for all.
What could we do better?
Educate, while Hive needs more users it needs more users that are Investors - nobody has ever to my knowledge set up a Pension Plan and never ever paid anything into it. Hive is a cryptocurrency investment, you can get away with creating an account and putting nothing in - but the greater rewards come from investing in the Hive token and helping it grow.
Is Hive possibly a candidate for mass adoption, if so, why?
Of course it is, create a blockchain backed blog that will exist forever with little investment, grow your investment and see your blog generate cryptocurrency rewards for your effort. It makes me wonder why people Tweet, Facebook and Instagram for free multiple times a day.
Oh man! That is an awesome answer! I freely and fully admit that there are many aspects of BC tech that I am just not up to speed on. In fact I have started a small pool of questions that I would like to cover at the Northern meetup. I am certain there are some key fundamentals I m just not getting. In a face to face setting I am sure it will be easier to articulate them well.
There's a feeling of right place right time that I have been aware of for a little while now... Oh I do hope it's right! :D