It's complicated 😅 and in fact something sad...
There are few of us Venezuelans who make an effort to maintain HP, but at the same time I see that a lot of work is being done here for the benefit of Hive. Most of my friendships with community leaders and curators, but there is the economic reality of my country as an important cause of their KE numbers. The other part of my friendships are from Europe or USA and wow they keep in a very good range.
Maybe that's why I found it interesting, I was surprised that they had a very high KE over 1, but they are people who work hard and I have years watching them grow....
I have tried to keep mine to offer something more, and also with the goal of being able to have my own apartment in the long term (or to emigrate when this is unsustainable for me) 😖
It is for many.
A lot of people use Hive to fund their life, which I understand completely when things are really hard. But at the same time, I also think that they are selling their future too. It means that they won't have anything for later to support themselves and others. Eventually, the Hive tap will close, and they will be in the same position they were in when they started. Whereas someone like you who has been adding some to support others, will also be able to support yourself a bit too - it is an investment.
My question is, if they didn't have access to Hive, what would they do instead? Hive is an extra that they didn't have access to earlier, but instead of seeing it as an extra to use to invest into themselves and their community, they tend to extract nearly all.
You are absolutely right, maybe this will help a little to change the mentality of many, at least I hope so. Thanks for this feedback bro, you have written important things here that many don't want to see...