I think the tone of the author is that distributed ledger/blockchain/crypto/web3/monke ponzi- however any individual chooses to interpret this “cultural and monetary shift”- is in reality the future. And those who respond with indifference and denial of that reality, much like a person in your position, will have no say or power within the new system. That’s the voice of the author I believe. Not mine. As to the value, well I’d say you can only change when you’re ready to change. This applies to vision of value as well.