However, what are you thoughts on say people who may come and think to use Hive as an ATM? Should producing content be enough and all tokens are sold or should they also grow their stake to be successful on Hive?
I think that HIVE is different than YouTube, or other platforms out there where you can see a "talking head" on the video, shilling content without engaging with others... As time passes by, people will ask for more "contact"... IMO, Web3 is a "contact sport" and communication between creators and the audience is a two-way street... If you want to be successful, you will have to take your time and "talk to your audience"...
I know that this doesn't look like an answer to your question, but it is... If you use HIVE as an ATM, it will drain very fast... If you communicate/engage with others, you will appreciate others and "share" your wealth with others... That means powering up, getting involved on a deeper level, and caring about the network...
I'm not delusional and I do understand that we will have people who will (and are) using HIVE as an ATM, but that's normal... HIVE (and the community) will "filter out" those people... I'm not worried about that...
That makes sense and I agree with you. In web2, some people may be lucky to earn some fiat and the transaction is finished, with Hive you earn Hive.. the governance token and have a stake in chain, it's a different ( and better ) world.