Thanks for sharing your thoughts and newbie experience Kaycee. Your progress during your short time here on Hive has accelerated way beyond most newbies, mostly I'm sure through your talent, effort and attitude, and also from the support you've got from your community.
Many newbies come on Hive with the wrong mind set and with only one aim in mind. And when that doesn't materialize, they drop off, like some of your friends. Hopefully those who are thinking of joining Hive will learn from your experience and join us for the long run.
Thank you also for this initiative because this gave me the opportunity to share my experience hehe. I guess it's inevitable for newbies to feel this somewhere along the journey. But hopefully, more people would learn how to live with it and find more sustainable reasons to stay in Hive.