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.