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Unfortunately, a swapping game is perhaps the only ticket for a lower pool.
I remember seeing one comment where a person complained that he kept commenting and commenting but the other person would not return a favour so he said he will stop the engagement as there is nothing for him. When the engagement works one way, you lose "donors".
Thing is, Hive is a complex system where each sees its own algorithm and finds ways that work. If it would be so easy, we would have more users who stick around. I would disagree with a form of anarchy because the control is there and the hierarchy is too.

There's lots of different interactions going on. There are active communities who support each other. We cannot rely on whale votes as there are not many of them and they are busy people. I only see a small slice of Hive and it's fun for me. Your view may be quite different.