Your remarks about not having the time to devote to a particular platform to even contribute enough to show up on its leaderboard is well taken. Furthermore, like you said, it is rather unmotivating for the user to see that they are nowhere near achieving certain badges (in Hive's case) or token (in Springrole's case). I definitely felt that way with those other levels of badges displayed on the Hive leaderboard. And, as you also point out, in order for a rewards system to really work, the user has to know that they will lead to a "tangible payout". In this regard, I can see that my level of activity (or inactivity) with both Hive and SpringRole did not result in much of a "payout". However, I did appreciate learning about what they can do to promote social interaction (Hive) and enhance a portfolio profile (SpringRole).