I wrote less than 3000.
Precisely 2600, 1200 and 519.
These are really not big numbers.
Hive can have whatever amount of active people, if the only thing most of them care about is their own posts.
Hive needs proper marketing to reach real content consumers.
People, who actually care about the content.
And not people, who are blinded by the monetary aspect so much that they forget (do not care) about the content.
Then it could be successful.
Even with low number of users.
Otherwise it will not properly work as a social network.
Technically it is a revolutionary platform.
So it really has a real chance at outperforming Facebook.
It at depends of the approach of the most of its users.
I really would like the best for this platform, but all some people see in my comments is "negativity" and "complaining".
While I write only the honest truth about the things.
Well I do what I can to encourage engagement and part of that is rewarding it. What's wrong with incentives anyway? People are busy and may well get more responses elsewhere, as you say.
Hive is different. There's no marketing division. There's no real management (apart from some on the technical side). Moderation has to be done by the community.
Despite what you say a lot of people just get on with being social and enjoy it. Each of them can be a marketing person who could introduce a few more people. Those will need some coaching into how it works. It's not easy and it takes effort. Without that we get nowhere.
Find your joy.