I knew you intended it as a Steem analogy.

I considered it as a metaphor for the whole of life, and teared up when I read the line:

"Every so often the music stops and and we unload a group of passengers."

But then I read the line "I get off the horse and look to see if there is a better ride," and breathed a sigh of relief. If it's a metaphor for life, at least it's not one that encompasses death, just the circles on which we spin our wheels, from one to the next.

Of course, Steem doesn't have to be like a carousel. It can be like the sea. We can take a bracing dip in the water, then when tired out, we can leave the waves and rest, someplace quiet. And we can come back and swim another day, whenever we feel like it. :)