I never really left. I've been reading some posts here and there, checking some Technical Analysis and stuff like that.
I'd definitely say it's a lot quieter. No vote wars anymore, people are generally more down to earth. And that's a good thing.
I'm not sure if I'll go back to writing. The payouts were very thin for a lot of work. I may look into some development in the near future, though. I am still figuring that out. I had a voting bot in mind (a good one), but I never got to actually start - I guess it wasn't that important to me.
With the current price of STEEM, I am looking forward to buy more. I've been delaying it as much as I could only to miss the 0,6x prices. I do not think that there will be a lower low though, so I might just go for it. I am not sure what will I do with it, though.
There's a definite time investment versus return ratio that needs to be watched. I've decided that for the most part, I need to stick to two hour or less posts. If I can't crank them out in that amount of time, they're probably not going to be worth it. That said, I ended up writing three or so that took much longer than two hours—eight or more in two cases. One received a curie upvote, so I'm feeling a little better there. :)
I wish I knew what it was going to do. We were over a $1 recently before it plunged to those lower lows of $0.60-ish, so who knows?
You're right. I know how much time I've spent writing and polishing some of my articles only to get a measly 0,15 up-vote.
Most of the people I've been talking to for the past 10 months have forgotten about the all time highs and are only focused on what the price is right now. THE BUBBLE HAS POPPED, they say.
I, on the other hand, don't really care that the prices are low.
I know your situation might be different, but hey, there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
Oh, I don't know how different my situation is. The lower prices have actually helped lower my overall average cost as I bought more, so that looks a lot better than it did. And with less people participating, while I still feel like i'm not making as much as I did before, I've made more than I would have had I also quit or if all the people were still around with the lower prices.
My own financial situation is good enough to keep going. At some point, though, it would be good to see better returns. Makes convincing the wife easier.