Most people would blame the exodus of such community members and leaders to whaleshares and now uptrennd

Yeah, when I was really pissed at Steemit Inc for their handling of everything, I moved mostly over to Whaleshares for a while. But they turned out to be a complete waste of time and run by people who are really no better... And worse in some ways.

Hive isn't perfect, but in my opinion it is the only version of these type of blockchain blogging platforms that has any possibility of a future in my opinion. The community is strong and there is a lot of money tied up in it. People with a lot riding want it to succeed!