The few times I've seen folks get downvted to zero on hive there were spamming which isn't how you get real followers anyway.
I've pretty much given up on mainstream socail media other than reddit, and reddit has only survived cause it's got several really nice art communities and thanks to hiveposh.
Consistency is great but I think it's hard to have when it comes to posting. At least for me. I don't like posting for the sake of keeping a streak.