Look at this comment thread:

https://hive.blog/hive-126152/@luizeba/re-galenkp-2024827t18278215z

They cashed out to pay the mortgage and started getting downvoted. And then in the thread the downvoter says, "I'll stop downvoting if you power back up everything you powered down" - i.e. sell your house if you want to avoid being downvoted.

So people are absolutely being attacked for using their own money to pay debt.

In my opinion this is why the steem price is catching up with hive. There is less bullying on that platform, so less incentive to quit and sell everything.