I agree that comment count isn't the best indicator and maybe they would be different when ordered by text output - neither defines 'interesting' though.
Regarding YT and Hive rewards ceiling, I think because the pool is shared this will always be the case. Things would look better with 2/3$ Hive, but I'm not sure how likely that is, at least in the near term.
Absolutely. I agree with every word you are saying.
On one hand financial incentive makes Hive, on the other hand it breaks it. It might be a very nice addition if there was a nice dapp that would get organic traction and Hive would be incorporated in it's core to provide some utility.
That utility in turn might increase demand a bit, a lot or by huge margin hence increasing the price at the same time. But it will only happen if let's say the dapp has huge traction and allows you to advertise using Hive token in a meaningful way and extend the reach of your brand my a lot.
IF in such case 1 Hive could generate you 10 000 unique impressions the value would correlate directly with that fiat cost of such exposure increasing price of Hive token. It's not rocket science, but for that we must have a dapp that would get organic traction and for that it must feel fair and very fun to use.
Yeah, It does feel like a double-edged sword at times. I hear rumblings that we shouldn't promote the monetary aspect of Hive in on-boarding efforts, and while I understand why, this aspect is also one of the best features.
I'm wondering (back to SMT again) that dapp/advertising will come via other tokens. An investment from Nike could be in HP to get the ball rolling, but also more heavily into a SPORTS token where they could have a major say in what is highlighted within that niche.
Agreed, and contiunally hopefully this will come :)
I share the same view, so i guess we have to wait for SMT's to roll out on Hive and see what dev community will build utility wise.