Happy New Year! And seriously if steem monsters was not part of steem I have a strong feeling the price of steem would be much lower then we are seeing right now.
I have high hopes for this community but things need to happen and some higher ups (because this is a business still) need to buckle in and start getting things done.
When times get hard that's your time to shine and really put in the work and effort plus they have a massive community that is willing to help and support.