I think crypto types like Hive are going to be the future. I know a lot of people do not think much of the Social side of Hive, yet we have a large enough group of people to support 3 different front ends to access the social side of Hive. I just finished reading a post from @dalz showing the year to date posting and usage of the Hive Social Side front ends.
Yes there is a lot of overlap on the usage of them, but when his study was based on front end postings, pretty impressive numbers for Hive Block Chain, something I think people in and outside of Hive Block Chain just do not get.
Community is growing on Hive, it is just hard I guess for some people to see, the dividing lines are thinning, people are finding a gathering place of honest diverse opinion and thoughts with out so many ax wielding maniacs from governments or religious organizations. They are finding a place to break-free of the ties that bind them.
RE: The Coming Flood and the Boatless