"Part of it is that steemit is a constant reminder of my relative lack of success in the crypto space in general."
Yes, this. A lot.
I'm in a similar headspace, but I know your level of involvement here, so I am going to postulate the overall "feelz" around here are more than just the "dip" - We're all scared we may have been wasting our time for a couple years here. And if it doesn't change, mediocre pricing or not, it's been a bad call again in the crypto and personnel time utilization spaces. for some of us anyway.
But remember, we know each other now. So now you at least got that. You know where the jerks like me live so you know where to avoid on the planet.
Bonus, maybe?
....plus, we know each other, now!
I'm glad I'm not the only one. I have to think a lot of people are hoping they haven't wasted their time. But of course, there's nothing new under the sun; anything risky and anything with a time investment is full of people hoping they didn't make the wrong decision. I guess we'll all find out eventually.
Thanks much for commenting in, @sircork.