I was fascinated by that post from Jerry too and studied it for trends. Quite a number of the least generous voters are also powering down so it seems they do not share your optimism and hope. Good for them if it is time to leave and do something else.
But I sure hope this excellent platform survives and thrives. I feel like I can do well here if I persist and work as hard as you do at it. I'm surely putting in the hours now :)
I think there will be a market here, and even during the low price of steem times, we were still earning. It was certainly depressing, but it was still working.
What i worry about is the over complex nature of this. I feel that a competitor could simplify it....
lol - Out of at least 20 places I have posted in the 6+ years I've been at this - nothing else comes close to the complexity. I can't believe I have put so much time in and I tell myself it is paying off even though I still know almost nothing and have hundreds of unanswered questions on my list.