Access to the Hive blog allows users to publish posts on the platform and obtain votes, the weight of which is determined by the Hive Power and the percentage of the curator's vote. Hive was born primarily as a blog so today it is known by new users as a possibility to obtain free rewards by writing quality posts. Obviously it is certainly not any kind of support from the curators but the probability of being voted sooner or later by a trail is probable.
So it happens that many users who enjoy a good reputation also earn tens of dollars, and this has changed for the better or is helping some people all over the world. And this is good for them and we are all happy.
Hive in recent years is literally transforming from a simple blog to a real container of services for users: gaming, nfts, defi, video, multichain, and much more. There has been discussion in the past, and perhaps still is, about starting to change the current rewards system a bit to reward more those who decide to invest in Hive Power rather than rewarding the authors with 50% of the rewards (going down to 30%/25% for example). The need for a change also arises from the great strides made by developers in terms of tools created that require $HIVE and also as a new vision that they want to give to those who decide to invest in the project.
In fact, some large investors may not be happy to develop projects or buy $HIVE knowing that users earn it for free and trade it on exchanges. I admit it's not really sex appeal.
Fewer rewards to distribute to authors and more incentives for those who hold Hive Power in the long term. Opinions could obviously be different. I grew up to orca status because I always increased my HP and never sold any tokens outside of Hive. But there are many users who continue to sell $HIVE obtained for free and all this is a bit unnerving for those who believe in the project.
What are your opinions?