I wouldn't blame technical stuff for HIVE "failing", or being under the radar... Actually, the answer is simple... Hive is still viewed as a blogging (and social) platform... As the complete society in the world is in its darkest days, Hive is just following that course...
It is ironic as HIVE is like a solution for current issues, but it is still observed as a part of the problem... Again, people are lazy to think nowadays (as you stated in the post), and that's why we are having all these crises, wars, inflation, plandemics, and shit... The problem isn't in the code, it's in our DNA...
!PIZZA
You are right about the DNA. We become more and more lazy. We leave the thinking to others and in the end we just want to get rich quickly. That won't lead us anywhere...