I can't disagree with you. It is the reason I started buying slowly again recently. But it is a gamble, not just about the money but as you say about power and influence.
Buying HIVE now for influence is gambling that the big stake holders will allow themselves to get diluted and lose their almost (but not quite) absolute power
It's a crab bucket, for sure.
On a 50 year scale, we are doing just fine.
We simply must bring in enough folks that power up to overcome the drain on us by the improvident.
don't fool yourself... with current prices, the amount of HBD sitting in the DHF now can dilute any possible buyers for the next 100 years.
Now we have stated clearly why soooo many people have left.
Betamax was better tech, too.