Superb post! I'm enjoying the gradual exploration of all of these things, so it is terrific to see them laid out in one place (and I know, there are more...)
So far, I'm a posting, commenting, and gaming kind of Hivian. These are the things that I am most comfortable doing.
Posting - I love creating content. I still have not quite figured out if I prefer using hive as a candid diary or as a 'proper' blog on specific topics/genres/niches.
Commenting - I really enjoy the contact with other people from often very different walks of life. This feels like an almost infinite delight.
Gaming - I am seriously getting into Splinterlands and it really is quite merrily absorbing and brain-teasing. Exode is also something that looks right up my street but I will wait until payday to join in :-) As a former game developer in my early life I still have not quite buried my desire to realise some of my unborn games. I'm watching blockchain game dev very closely now to see if this is the format that I might like to develop in at some point.
The whole finance and tech side of Hive fascinates me. I just have not quite got my head around it all yet. Leo looks fascinating. But I have yet to open a proper exchange trading account to buy and sell and there are seemingly a bewildering array of ways to do it. My usual gambit is to copy what somebody that I know and trust has already done. :-)
I like the idea of people being able to buy my stuff using Hive, but I'd have to (so far) switch to using WooCommerce (which I suppose I could do).
I'm waiting for @Actifit to integrate with Strava, smart watches like my Garmin, etc. The basic sensors in Actifit are OKish but they seem to miss a lot of activity for me. Also the app is quite power-draining. So it would be superb if it could accept even just my Strava activity. That one change alone would open @Actifit up to compatibility with a host of devices.
So thanks for this great post :-) Sparked a lot of thoughts and reflections from me.
RE: What are the different ways to earn Hive?