You almost lost me with the @kraig-Rant reference, the poster-boy for circle jerks.
My voting power has finally recovered to almost 60% after consistently running it down into the 30's.
You're spot on about having to just get away from Steemit in order to recover your VP. I feel like I'm doing a disservice to this platform to let people who post quality content get shit-all for their time and effort, especially when I see some of the other abuse going on and I don't feel as bad if I haven't been there to upvote.
Yes @theblindsquirl - new conditioning behaviour is required here for HF-19! It's a tough gig for many who have commented on this post, but we'll get there :)