My take away from this is the need for a new foundation of Hive. If the censorship resistant blogging doesn't make us gain traction, then what will? The chain hemorrhages funds with only a minute return and only games seem to bring eyes and usage now.

Maybe we need a promotion that will give people a reason to join? Oh wait, we've tried that...

How about freedom?
No one cares.

Maybe the "rewards"?
History has shown how that works out for anyone new.

The disgust with other social media sites, Maybe?
Not likely, humans are not willing to change their comfort level. Learning scares most lay people and this new thing will just make them run.

We still have gaming!
What chain doesn't? Ohh, we have splinterlands, weee. That has done nothing for chain adoption.

At this point something has to drastically change or else we will be sitting in an echo chamber of a few thousand people in a world of billions. At some point the wake up call happens and I really hope this chain is able to rise to the occasion.

But his all comes from a user of the chain, not a dev, so what the fuck do I know.