Not worth my time to put anything more than a few basic facts into my posts.

I know what you mean, but of course there are also other ways to view things: for me for example a blockchain is a place to store my precious thoughts and ideas. I would never be satisfied with creating low effort posts which I didn't like myself ...
Furthermore, if more users focused on creating good content instead of making maximal profit, HIVE would look much better and interesting when viewed from outside of our microcosm ...