I can't imagine anyone making a living off Hive in a developed country, but I could believe it for other places. I also would rather people save, but if their $5 post can help pay their real life bills, well, more power to them.
I have been slowly selling most of my HBD for HIVE so I have little left. These prices are just too good. Of course if HIVE continues to drop, this decision will come back to haunt me. But let's assume $1 is just around the corner!
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It's pretty rare that people make that $5 though. They could, if they grew their account, but I am just not seeing it. It's always a red flag for me when people aren't at least leaving a little of their HIVE powered up.