There's a lot to unpack here. :)

That said, I think we're agreeing on the key points, and maybe most of the details. I especially like the part about spending liquid rewards. I'm not sure if I would want to apply it to in game content (although I've done it), but the basic idea is the same. Don't cash out. Don't power it all up. Use it for something you feel is worthwhile, whatever that is. Which means that worthwhile thing needs to exist.

re: MEOS

As genius as Dan Larimer is, he's a prisoner of his own brilliance. And unless he's managed to get outside of his own head lately, controlling things is what he has more of a tendency to do, and not always in the best of ways.

That said, there's plenty of weird stuff happening on EOS already from what I keep hearing.

So, we'll see what happens tomorrow. As you say, adoption in the millions will not be instant. STEEM is still valuable and viable even if 75% of the active people here walk away. Maybe the reward pool becomes interesting to me again. :)