Good discussion topic, but I feel the word "okay" is misleading and mis-interpreted by some.
In my eyes, of course it's "okay" for them to do this if that is how they decide to engage or utilize the platform.
It may garner them some minor, low level quick rewards if prices are on the way up and continue up during their usage.
It's probably not in their best interest if they want to increase their holdings or grow their holdings over time. We all know that prices fluctuate.
In my eyes that is the primary reason I invested in Hive over the other platforms. Instead of being "just" another crypto following the price roller coaster, we have the incredible social media platform and concept. This is still just on the edge of people fully understanding the power and value of it. Just needs a bit more marketing and push. Versus the other crypto's you can actually earn more for "free" by posting and curating.
Even during the low price value times, you can continue to generate HP, which while it may seem lower in value when the Hive price is low, will multiply in value quickly when the price goes back up or even soars higher.
I for one example used the low prices to buy another 4K of Hive that would have been even more if I was in more stable financial condition.
Per my history, I will be powering up mostly all of that again on Powerup day. The more of us that do that and vote on each others posts with higher value votes, the more everyone's stake grows, both the voters and the voted. I don't autovote. I manually curate all my votes and reward the quality posts in my communities with quality votes. This is what real social media platform and real Hive growth is about.
Let me tell you from experience, when your value jumps from $5K dollars to $50K dollars or $100K dollars on price jumps it's quite a nice feeling.
Maybe one of these days I'll pull some out during a price swell and sell for retirement, but for the near and mid-term I'm still a HODLER and GROWER.
...and that's a longer rant than I've done in a year :) Now everyone get out there and grow yourself!
Enjoy!
Yes, at the end of the day people can do whatever they want with their tokens.
And I have seen what you are talking about first hand with how these alt coins that we consider gems can grow. I 100 percent agree with you this place is special and not like other coins. But for many the rush of getting a bigger payout now sometimes takes president of long term planning.