No, dude, you said it well. There are so many problems here. And yeah, when LEO goes out and does their onboarding, the few people they do get to stick are the scammers. I've said it again and again over the past 8 years, if the reason to sign up for Hive is "free money" then the only people we are going to attract are scammers. I've thrown around the idea over the years — and always been ignored — but I kind of think Hive needs to hide all rewards. It just encourages the wrong kind of thinking. Does YouTube show us how much each video is earning? Hell no. Not only do they keep that private, but the user will get in trouble for sharing it publicly. Does Medium put a dollar sign below each post? Hell — does the New Yorker put how much they paid the author under the story?

So why the hell does Hive show it?

Anyway, on another note: no one in the Pub meant to make fun of you. I obviously can't speak for everyone, but that's how it has always been with the group we have in there. We talk shit, we tease each other, we mock and make fun of — but in a friendly way, not in a hurtful way. I think especially because you went along with the joke, everyone thought you realized we were just having fun, and so they joked even more. If you come back, I think those jokes will fade, especially if people understand you are a little sensitive about it. No one wants to hurt anyone's feelings, and I'm sorry yours were hurt.