Thanks for your thorough and honest input. I completely agree that a low price is a big part of the challenge, and without growth in value it is difficult to motivate both investors and writers.
I like your idea of ​​products and marketplaces where Steem can actually be used - NFTs, art or other services could give us a real use case.
Motivation is connected to people seeing a future here, and that is precisely why we need to discuss such solutions.