I'm still here..

I think the problem with Steem/it is that it's audience is content creators, and not regular readers. People come to the platform to make money primarily, not to read good content.

And what passes off as good content on Steemit usually isn't. If you just post a whole bunch of blahblah, add some pictures and use proper markdown, this is considered to be good content by most curators. But the sad fact is that almost nobody really wants to read that blahblah in the first place... so propping it up as good content really hurts the ecosystem more because if that is the best of Steemit, then the platform is kind of crap. On the other hand I do see actual interesting articles come by too, but they are largely ignored and overseen - discouraging those content creators to keep using the platform. Steem/it isn't so much about good content as it is about who you've made friends with, unfortunately.

What we're seeing now is that all of those 'quality posters' are going away because their posts aren't making enough for them to warrant spending the time on it. Essentially it means that all the money-grubbers are leaving, and only the 'true' content creators are staying behind. This might seem like a bad thing, but I think it's not entirely bad to see those people post less. At least it gives a chance to smaller minnows and the like to try and get the attention and following of other serious Steemians. You know, the people that actually give value to the platform.

I'm just going to keep on posting. I've always had my doubts about the longevity of STEEM and will continue to have them, but for as long as it keeps working I'll stay around. This is my second crypto-winter, so I am used to downswings. If STEEM survives this winter then it will come out of it stronger, and the influx of money-grubbers will return... much to all of our dismay, I'm sure, by then.