I haven't been on Hive all that long, I'm a relative newbie. I agree the more Hive Power you have the more voice you have, so powering down diminishes that to an extent. I have pretty much putting most everything towards HP for just that reason.
Now if someone wants to sell Hive and take profits there's nothing wrong with that, but I'm trying to build organically here. I don't want to liquidate my BTC or other coins just for a boost here. I'm finding Hive enjoyable with a lot of interesting characters out there.
As for me I'll just keep powering up!
This is true, especially for those who haven't been here that long. It is a sign that they aren't necessarily in it for the long term. However, it has been 6.5 years for me and I am hoping by now, my reputation is more than my stake :)
Get the timing right and it can be quite a massive gain, especially as HIVE tends to lag a few weeks behind. Transferring back and forth can be huge.
Timing is everything with financials. We would all be loaded if we had bough Bitcoin at $100!
My first attempt to buy Bitcoin was when I had about 200€ to spend and decided to invest. Couldn't work out how to get money anywhere to actually buy it - so went out drinking instead. That was around 10 BTC worth! :D
Wow, 10 BTC worth of drinking!