One thing to be aware of is that Hive has its own 'police force' called Hivewatchers who enforce certain behaviour. One no-no is duplication of content, so I hope they forgive you pasting this one in as a newbie. I will remove my vote to see if that helps. There is the option to decline rewards on posts.
I often compare Hive the wild west. Nobody is totally in charge and those with power can use it as they like. That does give us some freedom, but it can have undesirable outcomes. We have plenty of free speech maximalists.
I am just a user of this platform, but I do advocate it. I've been to lots of events including 3 conferences across Europe. I've met all sorts of people, including some of the 'whales'. Most seem to have good intentions. The talk is rarely about how much money we can make. It really is not what some imagine of the 'crypto-bros'. Plenty of women there too.