I hear your pain, but much like you - I am retaining the positivity as much as possible. and yes... agree with you re. the downvoting - it is a catch 22.
As for the earnings, this is one of the primary reasons I started our @steemitbloggers community.... the more we ALL support one another, the quicker we will ALL grow.
So true! And steemitbloggers has been incredibly helpful to make new friends and for my post to get seen, so thank u so much for starting that great initiative 🤓
Hopefully all this negativity will soon disappear and we can get back to normal here on steemit..