I liked this post @bozz. An honest reflection on "the good, the bad, and the ugly" vs. the typical "echo chamber" posts far too common "in here." IMHO, our Steem blockchain needs far more of the type of post you are writing and far less of the type written by "those other guys" ... We'll leave the names out, to protect the guilty ... 😉
As far as my $0.02, I'll think about it, but likely won't invest the time, as one of my "then" versus "now" comments would be the unsustainable time commitment required to have some success "in here" at the expense of far too much left undone "out there" in the "real world." Certainly for this Steemian. I am past that ...
I am more settled now on just enjoying what has always appealed to me the most - engagement with others all over the world. As my time permits ... Everything else? "Icing on the cake" ...
Thanks for the kind words! I hear you. There have been many times i have wondered if this isnt just a huge time suck. I truly value all of the cinnections i have made all over the world but i could do that just as easily in discord. If i cant look back and say this was worth it someday fiscally then what was the point?
Yes @bozz, as I am sure you can imagine ...
... you are hardly alone in asking this very important question.
As we all continue to shuffle forward, waiting to find out, have a great day! 😊