It is possible, but also unlikely by itself. The people who have come into Hive to invest seem to be those who have met people on Hive already, rather than a single piece or many pieces of content from a single author. It is not completely unheard of, but rare. It would be nice if it was more common though.
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Yes. So, in order for something like Patreon to be a success, the content creator able to attract an audience first says, "Please support my Patreon." Patreon isn't building that trust. The consumers trust the content creator. Without that element, very few would support Patreon.
That's how these things take shape.
Of course some noob that needs to be reminded plagiarism is bad wouldn't be able to pull something like that off.
That's why I view damn near all onboarding attempts these days as wasted potential. People starting from scratch, majority won't succeed, and all are dependents. Zero chance of bringing in eyes and/or money. Zero. Zilch.
But we pay them anyway? Knowing that's the result? Money out the door. They'll last three months, or sit there collecting autovotes for years for the same effort that rarely grabs outside attention. Rinse and repeat.
Meanwhile someone with talent and a market on the outside isn't made aware of this potential to create their own revenue stream. They think their only option is to wait for the votes to fall from the sky. They might create a few instances of content, hardly get rolling, and leave, because they know they're better than that. They'd also tarnish their own brand attempting to make it fit in so it appeals to The Community.
Plus there's only what? 1000 paying consumers here? The odds of their product being appealing to that 1000 people is slim to none. Speaking in general. Not every video on Youtube gets 1 billion views for a reason.
People generating revenue streams is not rare at all. It's rare here because in many ways, the "owners" make it rarity.
As "owner" I should point out any advice I have to offer melts away in ten minutes or less so please read this as fast as possible. Yeah. That line is just a joke... kind of.
The mindset and patterns established over the past several years here are contributing to stagnation. And I know that's an unpopular opinion. Not just saying it for views. I know we can do better.
The opportunity to reach outside, grab your audience and bring it in with a solid deal that actually rewards paying contributors exists. I see tremendous potential there.
Yet, even Patreon has its centralized processes to influence the outcomes of results, which has supposedly seen some of the larger creators who are interested in being free, move away from that support. There is also a trend to move away from earning from ad revenue for the same reason. And, it is the ad revenue that makes the other platforms attractive, because the amount is immense. People will give up a lot of their moral stances, when there is money on the table and they can get a slice.
Perhaps one of the problems in attracting outside eyes through content creation, is what is created isn't unique to Hive. The only really unique content on Hive, is stuff like this, about Hive. Maybe this is a key of sorts, where the content for Hive is attractive enough outside of Hive to bring people in and take an interest. Basketball doesn't have talk shows about Curling to attract fans to an NBA game.