Some people may think of their activity on Hive as work, but I see it as pleasure. When dealing with pleasure, you do not care about getting paid, it is just the pleasure of doing what drives you. Of course as there is money involved, we tend to forget about ONLY pleasure every once in a while and analyze it as work or yield, but if we take a look at accounts from "old" users, we realize those that succeed (if we measure success by account size) are the ones who enjoy Hive.
Precisely! It is a huge point in their survival - they enjoy being here, even through the hard times, they find joy, amusement, friends. This is why I wish more people would engage deeply and share more of themselves too, because that personal network adds to the enjoyment.