As you say, people can use Hive as they want, but should expect that some will judge them by their behaviour as well as their posts. Another red flag is not responding to comments.

I know people I hope for cash some out, but they may be using Hive as part of their income stream and that's fine as long as they are adding value to the platform.

Given how Hive struggles we need people to be making it a better place to be. I'm not powering down for now, but I'll consider it when the price recovers.