the content creation side of Hive is full of creators with no consumers,
It's been bothering me for a while on what's missing on Hive, and you've hit the nail in the head. People push out content, very often low or even shit content because it pays. But there is little or no reward for consuming it. Many can't be bothered to engage and that's a sad fact of life on Hive
Content can become quite lackluster when it's only being pushed out to collect rewards. People find themselves in a comfort zone. Even with thousands more dedicated consumers, there would still be dull content receiving very little to no engagement, while the good stuff would see far better results, which in turn has the effect of taking people out of the comfort zones, since the visible signs of a massive and active viewership lurking about would be motivating.