hey @shauner,
Thanks for sharing your perspective.
The new min threshold is not intended to push people away at all. We did explain the reasons of this adjustment (large pending queue and waiting times for up to 2 weeks, decreasing STEEM price, decreasing AFIT price on S-E), and overall this is directed to better sustain and grow the project.
The AFIT for vote exchange service is just a service to earn more SP, although the core of actifit is to have you get healthier, join a community of like minded individuals and earn tokens.
Our plans focus on making sure the ecosystem is well functioning and to try preserve the value of AFIT for you and all other token holders.
Hope this makes sense.