Isnt Steem a small circle in the social media space?

And earth a small ball among billions of others. Steem has a great deal of diversity within it, which is quite unique for such a small group of people, wouldn't you say?

It doesnt cross outside of that though. Thats the point. Crypto community as a whole is still small.

Yes it does cross outside of that and continues to do so:

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/new-zealand-legalizes-cryptocurrency-salaries-including-bitcoin-2019-8-1028442320

The thing i dont agree with is that you took a derogatory term:
"Circle jerk." and expanded it to something that really isnt nearly on the same level of "bad" as the steem circle jerking, cant be quantified nor pinpointed since its just simply what makes us human.

Did the term hurt your feelings? Should we build a safe space? :D

You can feel how you choose about things and you can label things how you see fit, that is your prerogative. Your various forms of behavior will affect your outcomes and that experience you uniquely own, even if you would prefer different. If what you are doing isn't improving your experience or on the path to improving your experience, why are you doing it?

The "discussion" you reference is based on your framework, not mine and while you can think we are talking about the same thing, you will never actually be able to know precisely if what you understand is what I meant and vice versa. Again, your experience in this life is uniquely yours, as are your emotions.