This should be a lesson to all of us not to rely too heavily on one social network, one startup, one digital service. Sooner or later they all either sell out, get bought out, or are not sustainable so they shut down. At least your posts are safe here on the blockchain, if steemit ever goes away someone else can build something similar on top of it.

Sorry to hear about this friend- hope you get reinstated none the less and glad you're here 👍🏻