I mostly agree with you. We even seem to say the same thing in different words.
Me:
So do not promote BitShares as an investment but rather as a useful ecosystem.
You:
Sometimes it's convince them this is a place you want to be, and enough people will come and start building it.
I would say scarcity plus utility results in value.
Even perception of value is utility as is the case with gold and silver whose non-perceptive utility does not justify their value.
I know of shared web hosting plans with one main IP that can support multiple domains, some even claim to support an unlimited number of domains.
IPs are used in different ways: some uses require dedicated IPs while some do not. As such comparing IPs and Satoshis is not possible because Satoshis are never shared while IPs are shared for some of its uses. When usage requiring dedicated IPs increases, the price of IPs will increase to reflect the increased scarcity as fewer IPs will be available for sharing.
That's a bit of a jump for me as I think it changes the definition of utility, but I see what you mean.
And yes, our needs require individual IPs, but you're right, it's not an apples to apples comparison.