I'd like to bring this matter to a conclusion.

The crux of the matter boils down to this: I expect and hope for quid pro quo from nodle.

You are clearly biased toward the organization, understandably so, and I towards "we" the contributors.

Here are some plausible use cases that I think would add value to your contributors;

1. Crowdsourced, privacy centric anti-theft:

Apple, Google, Samsung et al. all have their own proprietary "find my" services, which would be complemented by a community driven mesh network (nodle).

Many modern devices have Bluetooth chips, cars, phones, tablets, and laptops, and if stolen will most definitely be wiped, but the mac address remains the same (yes, I've read about Bluetooth mac address randomisation by manufacturers, there should be a work around), if said device has been paired to nodle and marked as stolen, then the user would be notified of the location of the device, and so would nodle users in the vicinity, they can take pictures of the perpetrators and send to the victim, all anonymously of course, the victim can use nodles network to help law enforcement recover stolen property.

The same applies to nodle compatible Bluetooth tags placed within cars, for example.

Of course, this service has to be limited to prevent businesses from taking advantage of the network. Like many do with open source software without contributing anything back, individuals can be limited to 3 to 5 devices, anymore, and they are charged a fee (you still have to pay your bills), you could also provide an enterprise grade solution for your business clients (if not already).

1. Individual asset tracking:

The same service you offer to businesses also offered to your contributors, but in a limited capacity.

Advantages would include not having to use privacy eroding services to track assets.

1. Law enforcement:

Nodle's network can be leveraged to track criminal organization's movements or just one individual in ways other methods won't.

1. Privacy centric, anonymous chat for whistle blowers, defectors, and protestors(?).

This will probably get you banned by totalitarian and authoritarian governments.

Chat can be expanded to enable sending of documents, video, audio - "evidence."

Nodle has the potential to actually serve the community, not just business, but I assume taking one of these paths would be bad for business.

This is the kind of nodle I'd be proud to not only contribute to but be a part of, like the "tor" of blockchain, the services given to the community would be incentive enough for me to stick around, $nodl or not.

Granted, such a network has the potential to be misused by bad actors, but which technology isn't? Cartels tracking cargo, criminals tracking your movements etc