Account creation and the importance of keys is a big hindrance, we still don't really have a great and fool-proof way to create accounts for free without them being abused by some who for some reason want many accounts.
The good news there is that the rest of crypto is similar and most of them don't even have the social recovery feature in place to potentially help hacked keys get reset. So people getting in the space are getting used to that by holding eth/sol/etc in their wallets and getting here understanding what hive keychain is and does.
Longform content doesn't have to be the flagship of hive, micro blogging should be more rewarding compared to posts and engagements too, I've tried to bridge that gap with things like @commentrewarder and other initiatives but hive is flexible and I'm sure we as a community can adapt over time.
People not getting much on their first posts isn't and shouldn't be a problem. While we offer users to monetize their content instantly and cheaply, it's a bit absurd that I hear so many complain that "new users spend a lot of time on posts but don't get rewarded", why would they expect rewards being new users?
Like honestly, I know many new users are getting rewarded either way from different initiatives, but why should they expect rewards instantly? Where does this happen?
Hive already should offer people great retention because we are quite welcoming and rewarding of new people but I really get annoyed by some saying "so many go unrewarded" when I don't think that's a reality nor should it be considered a reality because reality is no where can someone instantly earn a ton of rewards just for showing up. It requires investment, dedication, commitment and many other things to more consistently earn rewards. Hive doesn't have to be too different from other platforms there even though it is.
Over time with price not being this low we will see the lower end of users have more impactful votes which means that anyone posting, socializing, etc, should get "something" out of it because so many more accounts at the lower ends of 1000-10000 HP can give out bigger rewards in terms of hbd.
On this, I agree, but I disagree in some parts. I'll give another example, a more personal one...
When I discovered Hive, I came for the possibility of making money, simple as that. Over time, I found out that it wasn't just a place with this financial possibility, although it is a strong point. I discovered all the philosophy behind it, but would I have continued if I hadn't had some financial support at the beginning? Maybe I wouldn't have had time to understand this side of it.
So it's a bit about that, maybe the financial attractiveness is a point to explore to hook people and keep them here until they better understand what Hive is about, just like it happened to me.
I don't think people should be rewarded instantly with an exorbitant amount when they arrive, yes, rewards come through continuous effort, but we need to think of something that gives people time to understand what is here for them, without them giving up, until they change their way of thinking.
I know that with a higher Hive, the distribution of rewards by users with less HP will be more impactful, but what can we do until that happens? And when Hive is low again, won’t we be less attractive, living through this instability at the mercy of the highs and lows cycles?
Well, at least we now have more engagement opportunities through micro-earnings, which is great, it gives me more arguments for my upcoming onboardings. But we can’t deny that it’s interesting to have some project to support these new users who are coming and will come. Sometimes just a warm reception when the "stomach is empty" isn't enough.