a personality crisis, that's probably pretty accurate. Hive is definitely a mix, and perhaps there is value in that as well. But I somehow doubt that we will ever surpass instagram of fb, their sites are just too well made and to be honest blockchain technology actually makes user experience a lot worse.
Perhaps we have to realize that we shouldn't compete with these apps, but are something completely different: we have the value of decentralization, uncensored content, earning from posting etc. I think many people just haven't made the connection with these values. But as the recent censorship campaigns by youtube and twitter have shown, I think a lot of people are willing to start some place else new
They are willing to find something new that's for sure but am Instagramer will find little to interest here. In fact might find themselves on the wrong end of a downvote or two.
I agree though, we shouldn't compete but we should know our USP for the masses. Or at least slightly more masses than we have now :0)