As long as you have fun you will be successful. I see my hive account and YouTube more as plus points for collecting karma.
I don't really earn money with Hive. That's also because everything is much more expensive in Germany.
But I also see it that way, the more hive I have, the more lucrative my orders become.
And you get to know nice people. And we all learn from each other web we tell each other our stories...😉
For me, Hive is the way to earn passive income.