I can relate to your sentiment. I have seen activity decline since the market dipped. I haven't stopped posting... but at one point, I had some of the same thoughts you expressed. I would encourage you to continue to create content, time permitting, and maybe automate part of your experience to free up some extra time. I have a feeling everything will go back up... and we will see everyone flocking back to profit.
If some great competition pops up... maybe Steemit Inc. will begin to address it's plethora of issues that have been brought up by the community of users. It's time to "Make Steemit Great Again! "
But it's also great, as you said, to look into other upcoming options too. It's such an early stage for the mass adoption of these technologies and their uses and applications... I look forward to seeing what the future holds.
Thanks for a comprehensive comment, yes I know it will go up again, but will it be the most efficient use of my time and participation? And with all the competition upcoming and the notion of the SMT (a little too late), almost two years is a long time in the cyptos... I need to be more responsive.
I think that's a wise strategy. My only advice would be not to power down now. What you will get trading in your Steem now will be a kick in the pants once it goes back up. Unless you have a strategy to benefit while everything is down... I think it would be unwise at the low that we are riding out.
Now, if you power down and get some diversity in your portfolio.... and Steem goes down lower, you may just be a genius. I have a feeling it won't stay too low much longer. I would say that once you do trade your Steem... I wouldn't do it on around the weekends. The market usually seems most volatile during the lead up to and aftermath of the weekend. I actually just did the opposite and traded in most of my portfolio for Steem to Power Up! hahaha Different Stroks for Different Folks! I just started following you... so you can't leave completely! ;)