This might not be the best comparison, given the sensitivity of the subject, but I kind of feel like Hive (or crypto for that matter) is a bit similar to religion in some respects. Like you spend all of your life believing in something with all your heart, having moments of doubt and uncertainty along the way. You wonder if you are doing all of this for nothing, if it is even going to matter when it all comes down to it. Even if you don't have or believe in religion, the parallels are still there. That's how I see it anyway.
I reckon you are right. Religion is declining, but the human experience needs some part of the fulfilment the mechanism brings. This is why the "new religions" are born through the internet. All kinds of ridiculous social movements and spending inordinate amounts of time and things that don't really matter. Even sports stats and celebrity life watching has elements of it.
Yeah for sure. I just see myself thinking if Hive were to go to zero, did I do all of this for nothing? Did I just waste my life on something? I am sure people feel that way about their faith too. What if I am wasting my time? Then again, what if it was right all along? Do you want to take that chance?
And this is where the prediction comes in regarding the value of time spent now and the time experienced later.