Steemit/Steem is definitely a long term gig for me... even though I ended up here largely by accident, I see a lot of upside potential here. Interestingly enough, I think Dan leaving was just another catalyst to get the price spike rolling... a few days before, the volume was already increasing sharply and there were "mini spikes" in tandem with the "Whale experiment" starting to show results... maybe there were already a lot of people with their fingers on the trigger when the Dan thing happened. That's just speculation, though.

Enjoying your talks-- thanks for putting yourself out there!