Just amazing to see the roller coaster that it has been for those who were here. It is just as amazing to watch newbies like me to scamper away after hitting these lows. Its not like that most of us were making any money online before we joined steemit.
I am just glad that somebody is willing to read my stuff and upvote it. At the end of the day...... I guess this is kind of a litmus test for those who are willing to stay and those who have illusions of making a quick buck.
It's also not about the value of stem either... It's about the amount of stem you get for the post. A $1 post right now gets you 1 steem. A $1 post when steem is at 10 cents gets you 10 steem (now with $10). Long term, the $1 (1 steem) you earn today could be worth $100 a few years from now when steem makes it to $100.
I joined steemit this January and have been operating on the basis of how many steem tokens I can earn rather than dollars...... mostly because I consider this place as my long term investment.