Most of the content that is created anywhere is pretty useless, other than DIY stuff, because it doesn't actually provide anything personal, anything that connects people. It is a lot of random.
This is, ah, a pretty bold claim.
How would you explain the high daily usage of Twitter, Threads or Instagram if people aren't getting any value from those sites? If it's useless, why do people keep logging back in?
They log in precisely because they feel connected. They have friends and family on those platforms, they have people posting about stuff they care about. Those sites are popular precisely because it's all extremely personal. I don't think they should... but a huge number of people are getting their news from social media, they're being entertained and they feel like someone sees their content.
There is so much content on Hive that never gets a single comment, if you were posting to Hive purely to interact with others I think you'd be pretty disappointed. So much of what is posted on Hive is posted with the lens of 'Will this get upvoted?'
I would love people for feel ownership of the Hive blockchain with their stake... but let's be real.. the vast majority of people just see Hive as a means to make money... and if the votes stop or Hive drops significantly in value, the posting will stop too.