"if Steem was still $1..." Of course it feels iffy to go against the market sentiment, and it takes a lot of decisiveness to do so, but Steem development is going forward all the time, rather slow admittedly. Sentiment is low yes, market is down, people get depressed and leave, bidbots this and that...but at least the HF 20 date is now set. Nothing has really fundamentally changed from the $6+ Steem in December-January, HF 19 had it's problems then, and still has, but now things actually look better, because like said, we now have a date for HF 20 in September. Of course we shouldn't expect it to perfect all the problems we have, but it is an attempt to improve and find solutions which will again allow to start build on top furthermore – progress is being made.Hey @namiks, I think you have made a pretty good move, one that a lot of people talked about doing, but don't actually end up doing –
And hey, it's totally fine to feel unmotivated to post, been there too myself. When I had the holiday from work I stopped posting during it, but after the end of it I felt fresh with a desire to post again. So, don't be afraid to take a little break – when people look at your wallet they know you haven't disappeared for good ;)
Congratulations for making a move like an investor and buying the fucking dip – that of which everyone seems to repeat (or do they anymore?) but few that actually execute according to it.
Well that comment certainly made me feel a bit better about throwing 1k into a bear market, haha.
I definitely will be buying more if we fall below 90 cents and into the 70 cents range, I think an opportunity like that is too good to pass. But I feel fairly confident long-term, and even short-term. I expect I'll lose a lot of the value from it as we slowly approach this long-term support level; but yeah, long-term, I'd be happy with even $3 STEEM.
I was reading up about HF20 and it seems to have quite a few neat changes, but I think I'll need to experience it to have larger confidence in the future of Steemit overall. Although, my main concerns with the site are related to the discovering of content, general UI issues.
I've contemplated just buying STEEM for a long time, and I must admit that now I have started to, I feel a bit more optimistic about my place on the site -- I guess the few extra cents of voting weight make me feel better knowing good content is slowly getting the reward it deserves.
Bear market is the only market that money should be thrown upon, or just the end of it ;)
Regarding UI issues, I believe the HF20 will enable easier data pulling from the blockchain which should enable the development of better UIs also.
Putting one's own money into this place certainly makes one more committed and motivated for its success too, and in the future it'll be a strong track record from the times when instead of buying, people were selling out of losing hope – or rather just letting emotions to take over their decisions. Let the weak hands sell so that serious ones will get the Steem even cheaper!
Few cents will add up over long-term :)