I feel like things have changed a lot in the space and it's harder this round to get the funding needed.
I think your assessment is accurate. After so many scams, broken promises, and fraud, people are turning away. So I dont think you are wrong on this.
I would have to think about that regarding the 3D printing. It been a while since I looked closely at the progress of 3D printing but I am sure there are opportunities within tokenization.