They also don't seem to understand there has to be a demand.
They should, also because a rich pool of satisfied users would also make STEEM much more interesting for larger investors in the long run than it still is today: interesting to place advertisements read by many, to market products, to disseminate information. The value of a (social) network is measured among others by the number of its users.
Exactly... The value is determined by users in social media and regarding the crypto part, you need enough people to decide it is a viable currency to add value there. Our numbers are pretty sad in both areas.