I do find it strange that not a lot of people realise that Hive is funding their creative outlets immediately in ways that other platforms wouldn't.

Pretty much. There are a few here and there that has been helped and improved their content overtime. Some of them find jobs even outside on hive thanks to the portfolio they build here. But yeah, it's crucial for newcomers to know that hive provides that option to them in comparison to youtube where you have to at least have something going on and then making it.