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But QDX is much more than just FT8...?

I first turned to FT8 when testing during QDX development. It's fun but I don't think it would hold my attention for very long. These days I'm having a lot more fun with JS8. I remember making many new friends when I started CW, on 80m, back in 2002. I have made new friends on JS8 too. Lots of nice chats. I don't see how one could make friends on FT8 ;-)?

In the end I think amateur radio is a very broad hobby and this is one of the best things about it, that we should all appreciate the most. Let the CW fan hammer brass and the FT8'er's computers handshake. Bounce signals off the moon, build enormous antennas or a piece of wet spaghetti, a kilowatt or a milli watt. Talk, beep, whisper. Build, buy. Climb a mountain, sail to an island, walk in the park. Whatever takes your fancy! Just live and let live!