You are right the people that stuck through years of bull/bear, with other tokens soaring isn't an easy thing and deserve props.
You have good points too about winners and losers, and getting things done and just "do it".
So I'd like to say -- I am planning to just "do it" too.
If you're looking for a great ROI hive is most likely not that token(in the near future for many, MANY years if it ever will be that) outside of a random pump and most certain ump.
The world has enough unfocused or decentralized with "no leadership", there's a slay of projects like that, I dont' think it needs more, maybe it does if you're a hard core cyberpunk. But unlike a lot here, I will say "I'm not in it for the tech with my investments" -- no fault if one is like that -- I was once also blinded by the "tech" and decentralization blinders.
People need a narrative, a face. In terms of comparisons to Bitcoin -- it is the OG, it's very hard to have a "community effort" lead to great things and even come to mimic that success is slim to none.
The next pump I will be "winning", assuming it does happen, and moving elsewhere, as it prepares for another 4 year bear market for Hive. Again, this is nothing against Hive per say -- Just that we need leadership, a collective group of people to steer the ship even fi it's a group of Witnesses. But that isn't even happening.
Money has something called "time value" which I know you understand, holding a depressed asset is honorable but it makes you poor investor.
I'm not just "In it for the tech". It's been fun, ready to see myself out the door.
Thanks for your support on Steem/Hive for the years.