8 people is more than enough to build a community.
8 people is enough to reach a specific goal... once goals are reach everything else will fall into place.
as per my personal experience.
As I said, stop caring too much... it gives unnecessary stress.
Your building a community not a charity institution... for crying out loud!
Doubt I care too much, I can still flip the switch and abandon it all on a whim, just gives me more purpose to be on the blockchain than plain old shitposting.