Hello @openmindedtravel

You mention interesting points within this financial ecosystem. Here we can learn a lot, reading other posts, sharing information, meeting many more people. This is a good site.
I totally agree that the division or hard fork affected a lot on these sides.
I still don't know if it will recover, I hope it will, but I don't know. I'm still waiting.
It's okay if you're biased and only public in steemit, you have the right to do so, to make your decision