I think some of it is due to so much attention being placed on Steemit. Cardano is a great example that we shouldn't be focusing on price at all. They have landed contracts to make national IDs and a central bank, partnered with New Balance to authenticate their upper level shoes, yet their value is still where it was before that.

I disagree with many who think the more coins/tokens the merrier. Perhaps once they become more mainstream this will be the case, but right now the interest for the masses just isn't here. Most don't want to be their own bank, don't want to risk losing things through carelessness. Of all the things I think Steem addressed (although only partially) was the ability to make ones wallet a name.

It seems (to me) that a chain that wants the masses to come will have to figure out how to offer a centralized exterior that will handle the hassles most don't want, while allowing those who prefer decentralized (along with the accompanying risks) their ability to access.

The one question I keep asking (as someone ignorant on coding and much of the tech world) is if this is open source and so great, something that will make companies more streamlined, why aren't they interested either? Why aren't programmers hustling up applications to make their fortunes? Back in the day I remember people of various code skill designing games and giving away freeware to get people to buy the unlocked version. Why is this not happening in the crypto sphere? Why not here on Steem?