Hello :) I have been active on steemit for over a year now and except for a couple of months during the worst of my seasonal winter blues, have been on here in some fashion pretty much daily. I find that I go through different phases and levels of posting, curating and general engagement. While I'm always interested in the current and possible future value of steem, I don't find that it has much influence over my motivation to be active on steemit. For me it really depends on how much energy mentally I have when I have time available to be on here. Ultimately I have found that genuine positive responses to my posts and comments from real people is the best motivation for me to continue to post, curate, and engage on steemit regardless of the price of steem.
Hello, and thank you for such a beautiful, lengthy comment.
I certainly agree that engagement is one of the main factors that make people want to stay around. I've made some good friends on the blockchain, and I've never met some of them in real life.
I think that it's all about finding people who share your interests at the end of the day.
I have definitely found myself interacting with alot of cool and interesting people on here. I agree that finding people who share your interests is key. There are also thankfully alot of good people on here doing their best to help smaller accounts find their way. Different communities and initiatives have been and are a great help in keeping people invested in steemit, myself included.