As strange as it may be I'm actually excited for the bear here and it's painful for many people but I wouldn't mind if prices continued to slide. I want to build our crypto stack at discounted prices! The prices will eventually go in the other direction and go back up so as you say, the bear markets are the time for building! I'd love to have much larger stacks and had I invested when I could have at 3k per Bitcoin and bought a couple, I'd be a lot happier but that's the thing about life. We take chances and if there is a second chance, you go into it a little more aggressive if you can the second time around. Third chances don't usually happen and certainly ones that don't turn out poorly in the end.
As far as Hive goes, I'm also excited about the prospect to get the discounted Hive as well. Getting 3 Hive per HBD I'm selling is a pretty big win for me! I'll take that all day lol and with the hopeful release of something like Riftwatchers and the other things related to Splinterlands coming down the pike, I have a good shot at sizably increasing my Hive holdings. These are all exciting times for me because these are investments for the future or a rainy day. The more we can build them the better they become in the end!
This is definitely another bite at the cherry situation, for those who are willing to get in and look long. Long might not be "that long" even, as according to some, the bear in equity won't last too long and, there are elections coming in the US at the end of year, right?
For the active and somewhat diversified in Hive experiences, this is a pretty good opportunity to cement that future position and still have a bit left over :)