Maybe because I'm not near any of that but I don't see negativity. I live under a rock under a rock I guess :)
And even though I'm not going... Steeeeeemfest yay!. Also the dapp numbers you cite is exciting. Steemmonsters activity is also pretty high I hear. Yup. Dappish, you said it.
Well, it's good that you live under a different rock than me :-) I only go by the YouTubers and analysts I watch and read, which is but a tiny fraction of the opinions out there, so I could be wrong here... And you're right: Steem is moving forward strongly with SteemFest, Steem Monsters and SMT's right around the corner ;-)