I did an article about the Hive promise and how it has performed well. The main point of Hive is being a social network that doesn't go down and that is immutable and censorship free. I think that although not perfect for everyone, it has been perfect for me. I haven't had any issues with posts missing, or being changed and haven't found myself in positions where people attack my content and want to silence me. That could change anytime, but for now, I have been free to post whatever I want and nobody have been able to prevent me from speaking out my mind. I've been on Steem and Hive since 2016 and since then it hasn't failed me so that is not nothing. Hive has become my most persistent blog I have ever used and still use.
On the economic part, I have never really read that this was a way to live. It was only getting rewards for your ideas. A reward can be anything from a cent to a hundred dollars but I never thought I would get thousands which would be a proper salary. And although the token is volatile and can grow, I don't think it will ever be one of the top tokens on the web. So the Hive economy is something good to have, but not essential to my digital life budget. Bitcoin and other altcoins have been great for that. I am glad that there are more mechanisms to send and receive Hive from different chain-markets.
RE: What is Hive to you?