I think activity on Steemit is just down in general (don't have any facts to back this up just an opinion/observation).
Keep up the great work and all that you do for Steemit. It's nice to see these awesome comments on posts even when things are a little slow/down on Steemit.
I know steemit has gone through a few lulls in the past and I have hung in there. This is my second home and I have no plans on going anywhere.
Yes, the activity is going through a little hiccup and some growing pains is all.
Definitely think Steemit is seeing a lull. It seems common when the price of SBD is in the toilet.
I agree with you @bethwheatcraft.
It seems the attitude goes down which stops people from interacting. Too many pay attention to price actions.
The only way to get by is just keep plugging along and doing what we always do. The price will turn around at some point.
I don't even understand why the price of STEEM or SBD matters unless you're cashing out or trying to buy in. Maybe that's the case for the people you refer to.
For me, I just turn everything into SP so the only thing that matters is the relative price between SBD and SP, in that I'm better off waiting to convert SBD to STEEM and then SP when the price of SBD is above STEEM's, which has been the case most of the time I've been on here.
You do realize that SBD is supposed to be pegged to $1 right? I would hardly call the price of SBD "in the toilet".
Maybe you meant that price of Steem?
When SBD was around 8-9 dollars, this place was hopping. Compared to 8-9 dollars, I would say it's kind of in the toilet at just under 3.