That's an exceptionally great piece of writing and one with which I absolutely agree. There has to be a huge mindshift away from USD comparisons but it isn't made any easier when so many tokens and blockchains incorporate the word 'dollar' into their coin names!
HBD ought to be HSC (Hive stable coin)
USDT should be something like FERC (Fixed Exchange Rate coin)...something like that
I'm sure people can come up with better ideas but until that connection to USD is removed from in front of people's faces, it's going to be an uphill battle to think in terms of coins as opposed to USD.
I do notice though, that when people talk about secondary tokens, they're more inclined to describe the numbers, as you do with your excellent 7500LEO .... perceptions are very interesting!