Heartiest congratulations to you on achieving this milestone and I couldn't agree more with you when you said
At the end of the day, the platform is user-driven. I'm constantly impressed by the amounts of original ideas that people have for content on this website.
Yes, this is a user-driven website and if you focus more on other aspects than just the money one, you will enjoy it more. By you, I mean a person in general. Love the article btw :)