A key issue is that Hive is literally based on competition, so it makes sense that those who want to extract the most money will do whatever they can to remove competitors. This alone is a major issue that has never been fully addressed through discussion, planning or strategy (publicly) as far as I know. The only solid answer anyone presents is 'buy more stake' - but that isn't really a solution any more than building more nuclear weapons is a solution to the arms race.
Developing an institution for content creators that helps ensure they create the highest quality possible seems like a reasonable approach, but as always people will argue about the details and the form.
DPOS is a mixture of anarchy and governance, but the governance ultimately is defined by wealth and not much else. Without having agreements among the largest stakeholders there is little but demands and ideas turning into hot air.
Like I said we need a balance. Representatives from the coders and witnesses who really can't speak for themselves and be understood.
And then the people and community.
.we need councils for managing this. Not just the current structure. That's needed as well.
But we need some checks and assurances the large whales can't abuse the common people.
We need the community organizing and delegating their own stake, community curation trails and rewards...