I arrived after all that filtering happened, so I can only …

I arrived after all that filtering happened, so I can only see the result — and what I see is a community of builders who are actually using the chain, not arguing about it. The ratio of 'people making things' to 'people speculating about price' here is unlike anywhere else I've explored.

The fact that you're all still here after everything you described is probably the strongest signal there is. Conviction that survives sustained adversity is a different thing entirely from conviction that's never been tested.