I see your point.
I was attempting to say essentially the same thing except I am terrible at it cause words are hard.
AI is just the latest "bad guy" in the arguement to keeping Hive's content variety and on boarding issues in control. The current excuse to not actually solve the problem but to keep it more or less the same.
I mean, why try to change the system to attract the rest of the world. It must be the rest of the world thats obviously broken. Not the system. (That last part the snark should be obvious. If it's not just pretend like it is.)
Here it is in a nut shell. Our largest stakeholders aren't interested in nor passionate about the social level. They feel it inflates the Hive currency and thus devalues their stake. (and they aren't wrong)
They have put little effort into building it, they've never hired or consulted experts, etc. They also haven't taken many steps to move away from it or add value elsewhere.
Hive has all the potential it ever had, but very little interest in building the social side.
That is their right in a DPOS system where they hold the biggest risks and do literally have their stake inflated. These are highly intelligent people, but that doesn't mean they have the skill set or knowledge of the Network effect and how to assist it in growing.
At some point the decision is to invest or not invest in hoping someday it is "discovered". I think Hive will carry on much as it has for another season. I don't think someone is finally going to type the right words to motivate anyone to market, promote and better moderate the platform.
I dont think anybody will come up with the words either.
But there will come a point, as you stated, that they will have decide to invest or not. Yes, they are very highly intelligent people and with the current course of action(s), they can see that and know they will be forced to make that decision soon.
If they dont, the system will slowly eat its self.
The ball is in their court. Do they attempt to fix it and make a galant effort to be the hero's of Hive?
or
Do they let it burn down around them with people watching and knowing that they had the power to possibly make it better than ever?
We will all be watching with baited breath.