Yes, there is a lot work left to do, but we start with small steps. Text is already great as a first step.
I wish Bitcoin could do fast and cheap transfers, but as you said, scaling always limits the number of usecases. It can only improve with time.
Yeah exactly it takes time. My gripe is not whether the tech has potential. Because it has, it's evolving well. My gripe was against particular heads here cough @theycallmedan + @taskmaster4450 cough making videos not too long ago saying "Hive is finished ready for masses."
Well they've changed their tune now because you can only sell fluff for so long and only to diehard believers. At least they now agree that the tools for builders and also for the user experience needs work. Minor tweaks likes this new PeakD tag popup makes that experience. Chat like the beechat (even though still basic) allows builders to implement what they envision, for which CONNECTIVITY is essential.
I think LEO did a great thing for this chain. It showed that ACTUAL development matters. So Hive can't just sit on its hands anymore. Then the token difference showed that users back something that is in improvement and don't back something that is stagnant.
I'm optimistic for 2021 and beyond.