I actually think you aren't a minority. Many of my tech/web-less-literate friends are already using Buzz and liking it; it's mostly the techies and web developers and programmers that are saying "Oh, it'll fail like Wave" and "It's stupider than twitter and facebook, it'll die instantly".
I agree. I'm finding it more useful than I thought I would. That it's integrated with gmail is a big part of it. Keyboard shortcuts work, and conversations I'm a part of show up in my inbox. I know Wave is about much more, but this may be all I wanted from it.
I also like it, and am noting that others do too.