Well that is the whole issue. Those 99% are not bitcoiners, those are investors. In my oppinion this forum should be used by the other 1 % to try and improve bitcoin as a payment solution as it was intended. Bitcoin is not simply an asset for your portfolio. It is more then that because it has a very useful purpose, but to fulfill it it needs constant improvements.

It is true that the supply and demand for Bitcoin in the market greatly affect the price of Bitcoin itself.
This is because Bitcoin is the most popular and most popular cryptocurrency asset in the world.
Meanwhile, the total supply which is very limited and almost exhausted can make Bitcoin survive, at least it is still the cryptocurrency with the highest price and in every future decline in Bitcoin prices, it still has the opportunity to rise more than before.
It's no wonder that many investors who hold Bitcoin keep holding it even though the price has dropped dramatically.

Honestly, it's a difficult question. Bitcoin is rarely used for the purpose intended when it was created. A few international brands accept Bitcoin only, and those involved in cryptocurrency works accept Bitcoin payments. The majority of people simply want to profit from Bitcoin investments. To be honest, I want to make money with Bitcoin as well, even though I accept Bitcoin payments for my work-related marketing. And, of course, when I hire someone for online work, I am willing to pay in cryptocurrency, which is much easier than fiat. So Bitcoin is still used as a payment method, but in smaller quantities.

While this forum won't have a significant impact on increasing adoption, but IMO, something big starts small. Some users on the forum are starting to consider adopting bitcoin as a means of payment, and will likely support more ongoing adoption efforts due to the growing interest in bitcoin among people.

But of course to reach a wider level of adoption we need to get more support from big businesses which will ultimately affect more adoption among small businesses and other services. It's difficult at the moment, but when the legality of bitcoin as a means of payment is legalized, there can be more and more adoptions.

As the title says, Bitcoin is a tool that gives financial freedom. I don't see how this must correlate with Bitcoin being a great investment opportunity. What I'm saying is that the price can decline (although it's still very high and Bitcoin has always recovered from bear markets so far), but that doesn't change the nature of Bitcoin. It is still a decentralized form of money that anyone can use if they have a device (smartphone, PC) and Internet access. It is still something that can be stored for free in a wallet like Electrum, where you are the sole owner of your coins and nobody can take them away from you (unlike with banks). It's still a currency that doesn't belong to any country, is not issued by any authority, and the price of which is strictly determined by the market.

I don't think you are seeing things the right way. The current price of Bitcoin is a great opportunity of the market to grow. It gives space for many newcomers to gain interest and attract even more investors. As for the miners, they have to cover for expenses. I imagine that most individual miners are just selling bitcoin just to cover for expenses and the remaining Bitcoin, they are certainly hoarding. Even though the price is declining, most believe we will still see new highs for the asset

Without these investors, Bitcoin won't be noticed.  Remember in order for a project or purpose to materialize it needs supporters.  Even though these investors purpose it so make a profit, they still pour funds into the Bitcoin market making the market of Bitcoin strong and at the same time giving value to the coins where developers and miners can sell their Bitcoin and continue their operation.  Bitcoin does not work like magic, in just one sway of a wand and all is good.  People who are developing Bitcoin and miners need funds to develop and secure the network.

Btw, if you want to see a discussion on development, you won't find it in the Bitcoin discussion board, there is a dedicated board for that where they talk about development, suggestion, ect.. and there is another board for mining too.  I think you need to navigate the forum more so that you can find what you are looking.

Everyone is doing what they know how to do. If you think of selling your holdings then go ahead because at this time no one is going to be pampered to keep holding when there are more users than really wants to buy Bitcoin and hold. We don't know when this is going to stop but it seems like the dip is going to go more deeper than what we have seen now and the market may take longer time before it recovers.