I think there is a lot of potential!

A market for services: relays, hosting/storage, LSPs, VPNs, DVMs, news/entertainment, software development, all seem like a good match. A single interface, and protocol, to manage and pay for these together. Later it can grow into every other use case.

Donations and tips can work (v4v) for some, though it already feels small in an already small market. Some have made it work, but it seems more rare than common.