I enjoyed reading your perspective as a early adopter. I have only been here since 2018 and I have seen so many changes. I can’t imagine how difficult it would be to see payout decrease so dramatically. Not to mention new vs old steem. I have great faith in the chain. I have this faith because I think blogging/Facebook Steemit inc type posting will be a thing. However, the Dapps is what I see driving the chain in the future.