I personally think that the votes are still holding up, despite the price drop and the discouragement.
The problem is that these votes are kept among a privileged few. Many curators and whales should expand and seek to support other (news or not so news) authors.
MUGA!
that’s exactly it. and why hive has never exploded. the good ol’ boy group has limited vote distribution to their buddies and shunned anyone that spoke up and did things differently. culture needs to change.
Yes... But well, it's also understandable that those who have money prefer to support those they've known for 6 to 8 years here on Hive rather than someone with only 2 years (like me, for example).
That, and the fact that they are overprotected is big.
i’ve been here since 2017 lol it’s a group of friends that gets the big support