Wow, great post, @furion. Thanks for sharing this with us. I struggle with things like this on a much simpler level when someone just wants a coin recommendation from me. Most of the time I'm like, "Heck man, I don't even know and can barely convince myself sometimes so how could I convince you of what to get involved in?"

If the project is legit and you want to support it, go for it. If they want to reward you, cool. Finding the balance is tricky but I like how you're exploring it openly.