$26.6m follower assets

Totally agree. This is a playbook $META has run before (copy features, increase engagement and cannibalize revenue for a bit, then monetize at new, higher rates than ever before) with much success. I don't think there's any reason to believe Reels won't be the same.
Over the weekend Loup Ventures echoed your sentiment: https://loupfunds.com/metas-next-five-years-comes-down-to-reels/
They also touch on what I believe is the ultimate $META bull case that is mispriced today: TikTok will inevitably be banned in the US...