... this eco system would only likely net you 10-15 engaged users from a niche discord channel.
lol You are describing Wild's Depot R & D channel... Just add 2 Design Engineers
You
underestimate the Ionomy ecosystem is growing with each NEW educated investor

How many new educated investors did it gain over the last couple of years and how many did it lose? It's dead. You're prodding the corpse and hoping for a miracle.