I've been in all kinds of weird, "alternative tech" spaces... #lenr, #ufo, #cryonics, and of course #bitcoin and certainly #nostr still count.
One universal thing I find is that after some time, everyone there starts going "you know what I'm done trying to convince other people, I'm just going to retreat back into my cave and 'just build the thing' that's going to convince everyone!"
Of course, building is good and important. But it's never the only thing that matters. And if you're still meeting friends and family or going to cocktail parties where you bring up The Thing and people either (a) have no idea what you're talking about or (b) think you're stupid and/or evil for being interested in it, that means *there's still work to do* on developing the narrative and marketing.