Oh wow.... I love how frankly you presented your opinion on this.
The value of hive in the life of every one of us cannot be underrated. In one way or the other, the activities on the Blockchain has helped us in various facets of our lives.

Like you said, each of us dived in with a purpose. Either to earn, development of writing skills, genuine connection and whatnots.
But in all, removal of the reward system will surely be met with a shift in the 'balance'.

Thanks for the tag 🙂.