I for one appreciate the time you spend on your posts. It is what makes them so enjoyable. I know when I click on something with your name on it I don't have to wonder if it is going to be good. I know it's going to be great. I don't go into as great of detail as you do, but I do a lot the same. When it is on a subject that is easily researched, making sure of facts and documentation are very important. It does make for better quality. I am not like most I cannot throw a post together in 20 mins, even if it's rambling. Each post takes a few hours. I constantly read and reread and double check everything.
I never agreed with HF21. I am at the same point where I was with HF20. Getting to be more regular with my posting, starting to see rewards for my effort so yes I am afraid of the tailspin again. Yet according to most with the amount of time I spend curating and engaging, I should not see such as great of an impact. I am not going to change what I do with my postings, I am still working on the goal of a daily post. I do truly believe that those that do create good/great content, need to just stay the course and not change what they do. Sadly, with this HF happening, it does show us that there are more that don't pay attention to what is going on. If they did then this HF would not be happening. The rich keep getting richer at the cost of the poor. Isn't that what most whales do...eat plankton.