I am also beginning to think that some of the critical mass that is needed for the "tipping point" is also the overall comfort of the general population around "blockchain complexities".
In the past, it was just impossible because the moment you would spell "github" people would just turn around. Today, its getting different by the day...
Things like, "run everything as code" are flooding the IT in nowadays and over time, teaching a new generation that will need to play (on the daily basis) with "everything as code". And that will help ecosystems like blockchains, to further evolve.
There is just not enough "general" population to feel normally attracted to play with something if not because of its financial aspect. But I am sensing that factor changing quite a bit. More knowledge, more examples, more tools that allow you to quickly learn and get to a final objective. AI is going to play a major role in that sense too... it's already doing that. But that critical mass in its own, will mass evolve in the next 2 to 3 years (my view).
But like you said, its just a matter of time! And yeah, they will come... 100% agree!
NOTE: The BroBang game thing rocks mate... really enjoyed it!