then places like Hive Blog becomes like one of the channels people can choose from when jumping onto alternative tech for the first time.

Yep. It will be one of the buckets from which people also explore new channels too.

Finding ways to bridge gaps would be ground breaking in helping people see which direction to take for years to come.

A way to build a tailored community, including branding, very easily, would go a long way to bringing in new communities.