The shadowbanning is real, that's for sure.
A DAO-funded scholarship is a great idea. Apart from attracting new users to the chain, the scholarship could use its earnings to buy back and burn HIVE. The current APR is anywhere from 100 to 180%.
Imagine how much HIVE we could continually burn throughout the years with something like this!
RE: Hive Campaign On Twitter - DAO funded scholarship Program as A Marketing Tool?