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there can't be enough staked hive :)

I disagree.
Once you have enough Hive (RC's) to do the interactions you want.
No reason to buy/stake anymore Hive unless you want to get involved with governance.

The user base is shrinking (at an all time low) and the current front-ends are a failed experiment.

Buying Hive has too high of an opportunity cost as this point.