Great read!
Spending resources, efforts, and time to support a billion user-base right now when participation is not even in millions would be a bad idea. There are better things to do. There are higher priorities.
The "slow grind" is why HIVE is perfectly positioned in the market. The constant focus on development instead of marketing and mass scalability is what seperates us from other projects, especially in a bear market. Slow & steady wins the race