I disagree. I think that "'boring', below-the-surface, tech-debt-clearing kind of work, which is required for Hive to thrive & scale" is what best represents the glory of what HIVE is [at present] and is exactly what we should be putting out there.

Tomorrow there will be more, but we shouldn't overlook everything we have already put in place in the meantime.

We just have to explain it in an easily understandable way!

Edit: How about something like this as a starting place?
@cryptographic/one-of-a-kind