Let me say this:

I appreciate each person who's active on Hive! And while I can understand where acidyo & co. are coming from, this constant fight about the rewards pool is polarizing this community ever since I came here in August 2017.

Considering that we're in crypto, where people want to get the biggest gains and freedom via DeFi, NFTs, DOGE, etc - I find it quite sad that Hive is going into the exact opposite - high entry barriers: 13 weeks powerdown, at least 10 daily interactions (autovoting is a quick&dirty fix and delegation doesn't allow parallel powerdown) and stark limitations on what's "allowed".

The question ultimately is: why should people choose to park their money in HIVE if they could choose hundreds of other coins, where they aren't shamed about wanting to maximize their ROI/APY. Heck, even Steem is more lucrative right now.

Maybe the chart below also creates some idea of what people want.