That's an interesting idea, but wouldn't it be seen as a bit of a red flag? I thought most devs if they see a license other than MIT they will frown upon it :)
On a more general note, it's often challenging to sell anything to the software developer community, regardless of the licensing terms you choose. I believe you'll gain commercial traction only if your product is closer to the real market. In this sense, using the MIT license may expose your project to the risks you mentioned.
As for community feedback, it doesn't necessarily have to be negative. Recently, I published my project under a non-standard license and received generally positive feedback[1], despite my project being in a very niche field.
