Really amazing stuff, and incredibly informative as always! Hive's model is certainly the future of social networking, and now more than ever it's needed. With either censorship, privacy concerns, or growing centralisation abound, Hive's a great example of how to have all the benefits of 'traditional' social media, with very few of the downsides, plus even more upsides to it!
I can personally relate to your experiences on Medium, as I felt that there's not much of a community or networking there as well. Certainly better for sharing more serious posts, and being able to monetise them for longer, but from a social standpoint, it's quite dead. The community here on Hive blows it out of the water!