Without it, HIVE would be just another social media network for the growing EGOs of the loudest people in the crowd...

That made me chuckle as I was hmm is there a difference with or without HIVE for that.

I doing really think of HP as an income, my stake is not much but I am not powering down, and in preparation for the bull run, we are in it are we not with BTC ATHs every so often.

It's not a question of QUANTITY; it is a question of appreciating and respecting other authors!

☝️That there!

You are spot on about education though. I remember someone saying to me not to delegate HP too much as it dilutes my vote. They are right too, it is better you one cent vote become two cents and you reward the authors you are voting on.