No problem. I'm just glad you took the time to reply in detail now. That's the kind of appreciation I appreciate. The appreciation of engagement that is not "forced".

Some things we can influence, others are beyond our control.

Sure. Above all, even a steemit team cannot dance at all weddings.
By the way, the fact that this is so often expected of you is something that often annoys me as a long-term user of this platform and almost makes me lose faith in the fact that there must be more people who understand the meaning of this blockchain regardless of a sc01 vote.

There are always two sides to every Coin

Definitely. This makes it all the more important to turn over the coins regularly and to reflect and evaluate them again and again. Resting on a certain status quo inhibits further development and makes life (including the Steemit life) boring in the long run. I am not mainly pointing at you, but at a large part of your "faithful", unreflective followers.

What I actually want to say with once again far too many words: I too will take the time to respond to your detailed answer, but I don't want to "shoot it out" quickly and now I have to go to work. I will get back to you. Until then, thank you for your open ear - and a sign in which I perceived with a smile (not for the first time) that we are actually swimming on a similar wave... ;-)