Yeah, whales can be quite intimidating at times, there have been occasions where I've been scared to say shit to a whale just for fear of getting downvoted..
Those overly optimistic STEEM TA's were getting ridiculous, one random guy was saying steem/sbd would hit $30, like, wtf haha.
even 0.1 could be worth heaps one day
Exactly what I've been trying to get across, I sold my bitcoin back in like 2015 and I regret it all the time!
Crypto is too much like the stock market. Some folks get all caught up in the ups and downs.
I really got sboard Steemit because the blockchain offers security to my info without the need to copyright it all. I like to share info but still want to be acknowledged for it. Blockchain offers that for free.
That's an excellent point that I forgot to mention, thanks for that! Like sharing software I'd made with people who appreciated it used to be kinda hard till I found this place.