I think a few people have been discouraged by the drop in the HIVE price.
It makes the rewards look a lot lower. I'm having to be careful to make sure any upvotes I give take a post or comment over the 2 cent mark, because rewards under 2 cents don't get paid out (they're too small to justify the network cost).
But the reality is that if less people are posting, the reward pool isn't being spread as thin as usual, so the actual HIVE earned should be higher than normal even if the dollar amount is temporarily lower. It will actually be worth more when the price recovers.
Indeed! Now is the time to Post! And it is time for the Busy Bees to Hive together!