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Absolutely. That's one option. Or buy back and distribute to HP holders. Or build a marketing fund, run contests, pay for devs.

All revenue helps the site and the eco-system. It's crazy that they don't do it.

I also discussed other options in depth time to time. In future I might have to make my own utopia I want. Usually when others are not doing it, we might have to do it ourselves.

If they think we authors a greedy,
Then simply not give us. Use this money to burn hive.

Or if they think it's annoying, then buy monthly ads free access and your that money have sustainable buy backs.

If authors don't get anything, that's fine. Atleast control hive inflation.
Maybe just enable ads when people r not logged into hive.

Soo many ways. Everything will have pros and cons. We have to think upside the box to control inflation.