@schattenjaeger, I get you when you say that communities are not really here yet. They actually are, but it is very hard to hold them together, because everybody is directed to a non-Steem based site called Discord for talking and brainstorming. This is a point where really nothing has changed after 20! hard forks.
If we want communities, whe should be able to form them on the Steem-blockchain itself, imho. Like a chat function, or specified pages for communities, etc...

Will I power up? I will! How much, I have no clue, but every little bit helps.