It's not all about the money, sadly that's what people seem to use in defence of Hive when complaints are made:

"Ah, you're just in it for the money, then?"

"Meh, people want money for nothing; you've got to work at it!"

The conversation started based on "interaction". I demonstrated to you that on Mastodon, I could drop out a Toot with 200 characters, and within a few minutes, I can get not only lots of responses (Comments) but Boosts (Reshares) as well. On Hive the only constant interaction on EVERY post I make is from you Hive account@steevc

"Well! You can get paid $0.00 on social media for your posts or get paid for posting on Hive."

But that was the point. What I said totally debunks the statement of: You're in it for the money . How can I be in it for the money if I'm saying I get far more interaction on Social Media than I do on Hive? I'm saying my valuable time is far more rewarding on Social Media than on Hive. Now the interesting part is "How come you're more popular on Social Media than Hive then Pete?" so I have my own ideas, which I guarantee will invite hoards of "RUBBISH, YOU'RE TALKING OUT YOUR ARSE PETE!" responses, but I bet I'm close to the truth of it. People want to follow healthy accounts and be associated with accounts that gain big rewards; it's human nature. Who doesn't want to be associated with success in the hope it rubs off on them? I mean, it stands to reason if there are big voters on an account, then maybe if I get noticed in the comments every time, they might drop a big vote on me? It's the same mentality of following whales; people may not, in fact, like them, but the lure of a fat wallet is irresistible.

We all know the accusation that Hive/STEEM is a Ponzi scheme I would argue that it's more like a Pyramid Scheme with the whales, Orcas etc. at the top having to do very little while hoovering up rewards and I might add earning off what others do and those at the bottom struggling for followers, interaction and advancement up the food chain.

I know nothing about Splinterlands, but it's always cited as a success story for Hive. It's basically a Casino where you can earn big rewards, but you can also lose your shirt and underpants too! Now Steve knows my views on what I think Hive is or at least should be, and for me, it's not a Casino or, for that matter, a Crypto making trading platform, so sure, I'm happy to accept that maybe in a small area I might have the wrong idea.

I'm not saying I want to leave Hive or that it needs closing down. I love this "You have to work hard at it" statement everyone drops out; I literally wet myself at it because it's bollocks. I'm practically one of the originals joining in 2017 after Steve invited me; you yourself only joined a year before, in 2016. I vote every day, comment on lots of people's posts fairly regularly, and I'm insanely active on the Hive account@ecency Discord channel. The only failing, possibly, is I don't shove out shit twice a day every day to keep the activity levels up. I prefer to post something genuine that has value. Think of it like Kate Bush or Adele, they may not drop out an album for years, but when they do, you know it's going to be brilliant.

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Just because we disagree doesn't mean I don't like you.