You left in 2018 , Why commenting now with such arguments 3 years later ?
You have some points but i know of many members who are showered with love from curators even though they dont own much coins and dont care much about the community .
They do cash out often and can live on this money .
I agree , the communities are a closed up environnement and mostly "friends" together
But even though i lose money in hive by buying useless tokens and posting for almost nothing , i can see that this place is making a lot of people happy .
I would say the main focus is connections with others like in Whaleshares ,
Learning a lot and for some yes making few bucks if not great bucks .
All systems have flaws , we deal with it .
Some people have better luck or are better at what they do
Splinterlands have made a lot of people happy and rich , nothing to judge here .
We know it is all a social experiment , so is our whole system based on schemes and mafias
But that doesnt remove the pleasure to meet and feel great souls .