I always like to see this kind of post, when people share their favorite Hivians and in that way, motivate each other, and show appreciation... Sometimes, we forget that it's important to publicly share appreciation...
But, you are right about different aspects of the word "favorite Hivian"... It's not just content, it is a person behind that screen, and when you meet (even virtually, through comments) that person, then you can call it a friend... not a favorite Hivian... :)
Sharing my time to write a comment on a certain post (and author) is a clear sign that he/she is my "favorite Hivian", as I want to spend my time with him/her...
Well said! Time of our life time is a precious thing, indeed. So it is a good sign.
Yeah, sometimes we just forget to appreciate those that have really contributed to our journey, been a part of our story and progress. Although I don't publicly tell my favorite users here that they're my favorite users, just like you, most of them already know with the way I'm engaged with them.
It's mostly not about content for me likewise, I feel an all round personality makes up the entities of people and that's why I didn't say favorite creator as well. Someone might right good contents, yet, we don't feel any affiliation or special bias for them.