I had no idea about this drama. I was a little busy IRL. I have had some brief interactions with @thecryptodrive and I am active on BLURT. He seemed like a good person who you could have civil negotiations with. It sucks to all these unnecessary drama that is keeping HIVE as bubble of its own.
We are long overdue on marketing. My vote is to spend the money for that (Preferably Brave ads as the audience is likely familiar with cryptocurrency already). I think this is the way that would benefit HIVE the most.
If not DHF is a good idea. The issue I have with it is that DHF funds are not being used that well. For an example, I see massive potential for DeFi with feeless and fast 3 second transactions. @disregardfiat and @aggroed both have proposals for this that are still not funded. @aggroed at least has his other projects to bring him income. @disregardfiat has been doing a lot on his own.