I am going to pop over and have a read. There are some things I like about #newsteem, most notably, the demise of the bidbots and more (meaningful) manual curation and engagement. As a minor content creator, I have really benefited.
Thank you for looking out for us. It's much appreciated
Manual curation and engagement existed prior, nothing changed in that aspect save a few whales coming out of the woodworks. I've seen engagement and participation drop since the last 2 HFs. I'm glad it helped you tho, does make a small difference when investors have to get their pie manually instead of delegating to a bot.
@enginewitty
This is exactly what has made a difference for me. I was aware that participation had dropped but my perception is, as I said in my post, I think (ahem...), that both the quality of content and that of engagement has improved. That, though, may just be my limited experience as a very junior steemian.