No doubt that nothing is free in this world. If you don't have money or inherit something from someone, you must be somehow skilled in this world or must improve yourself to survive and start from scratch.
We are somehow skilled so that we have been hired. As for HIVE, if you are skilled or improved yourself about blogging and the other stuffs related to the blockchain and have time, you will probably grow your account in a short time than others.
But it is also literally, nothing in this world is free. Every movement costs energy of some kind, so expecting "something for nothing" just can't happen. It is generally just that some else pays the cost.