"...if it were me, id have taken a small amount now to get by and a large amount later."
Like I said, each person's circumstances differ. I do a lot of work without any compensation other than goodwill, so I deliberately manage economically in order that I can do that. I'm not interested much in optics, but find actual fundamentals compelling. I neither find exchanges to only have value in one direction, but that workmen are worthy of their wages. Some people put in one valuable, and some another, and when they voluntarily exchange valuables neither side exclusively benefits, but both gain simultaneously.
You didn't respond to the actual cause of dilution I mentioned, which isn't Crim's ask, and which your discussion should to consider the actual consequential impact on Hive users. Avoiding addressing that real dilution doesn't indicate nescience of it, but quite the opposite, and further suggests intent, even if subconscious. The DHF hemorrhages $M's with but little scrutiny, and shining a spotlight on some $K's of outflow and acting outraged is tantamount to sleight of hand, like a stage magician's comely assistant distracting from the prestidigital manipulation that makes the trick work.
Finally, when you compare folks that buy in with cash, and folks that earn sweat equity, you ignore the bulls in the china shop that mined their stakes in 2016 and continue charging through the aisles today.