Yep, likewise for me I've not focused on being "an influencer" or whatever anywhere else during those years and only recently started using Twitter to promote content on the blockchain aside from using Reddit the past few years mainly to help the "steemit" subreddit... ugh, felt shit to even write that name out.
And yeah, although the money is a nice bonus I want something that'll last and not feel like a waste for having put time into it. I wouldn't even care if Hive never went past $1 as long as there were more people here and they all got to try it out and see what it is they're missing out on and what can exist today compared to the usual shit they're on. Oh and also mainstream adoption would mean a smarter crowd and less weirdos and way more fun comment section which is what I miss the most from Reddit.
For years I had that 'fun comment section' and for the most part tried to provide something the average consumer might enjoy. The plan is to keep going. It has been quiet lately though. Need to attract those consumers. Maybe we should start paying them? Oh, wait, never mind, we already do that, they just don't know.
I'd prefer to see the value much higher than a dollar. And not just from some random pump. Hundreds of thousands of consumers constantly staking small amounts and bringing new money in would help, tremendously. Of course those folks are not going to give shit unless they're provided with a quality product that interests them.