I don't see why the delegations can't come from the DHF. They just need to be converted to Hive first, which at this rate could be a very good buy. Perhaps you might have a look at what the Stewards of Gondor achieved with those delegations, as the content curated was generally high quality, and the creators were suitably encouraged by that curation they'd otherwise not have received.

The point of the delegations isn't to only support content you, or I, like. The Stewards aren't just random draws, but were handpicked by the delegator, whom funded the test of the idea himself. The point of the Stewards was to encourage user retention, and retention of active creators is either what Hive attains or we might as well just sell and bury it now. If your peremptory dismissal of the idea without any investigation of the actual results of the test is your best assessment, I've little use for it.

Look first. Then judge whether leaping is a good idea or not. If you want a Hive in which the only content is personally approved by you, then you might as well join HW and drive everyone else off.