Yes, Hive makes things simpler, but I wonder why some people would think Hive is harder, when you can simply hop in and learn a few things in a couple of months. 
Web3 is huge and sometimes average person might need like 5 to 10 years to begin to have a pretty good understanding of what's actually happening. 
There are no tutorials that'll actually work, sometimes they serve as only a guide, and won't really help as much.