Rightly said friend. The Ecency team needs to attract more engagements. If I can guarantee my friends that for each post with some specific quality requirements, they are sure of $1 of upvote, they would flock into Hive through the Ecency app and contribute greatly to the ecosystem.
However, I can't fault their model too much, as I am sure it is a product of some intelligent choices/decisions, even if there are definitely lots of rooms for improvement.
Thanks @killerwot for reaching out!