but also different purposes.

This is something that lots of people do not consider. they seem to think only one is necessary for the world. It is more like a pair of shoes, you need the right set for conditions.

by reassuring them that in the longterm they may regain their paper losses.

The highest price that could have been paid was in a very small period of time and most large buyers wouldn't have bought at that point. add on top earnings from curation and post returns etc, and the cost average paid goes way down. If someone bought 1000 Steem at 6 dollars at the high (6000), they could now have about 1400 Steem via curation, so they need ~4,20 to break even. if they got disillusioned and went inactive... they still need around 6 dollars.