Growth is happening and you just made a crucial point that people miss constantly!
The ammount of Steem in our wallet is constant, when the price rises again, we have the same number of Steem so the extra value in the wallet will be all the more sweet! For anyone not following because i ramble like a British idiot sometimes...The amount of Steem you receive is the same in all market conditions.
If a few weeks back you had 100 Steem at $3 now you have 100 Steem at closer to $1. This only matters if you are gonna be powering down and withdrawing your crypto. If you are not, you are just waiting on the price moving back up again and have suffered not one jot...Perceived suffering aside.
The hive has grown at a nice,consistent rate and is an example of what can be achieved when we pool our resources and focus on each-other rather than on ourselves solely.
Also as you mention, I wish I had more time to make more sincere comments on the hive members posts although I am sure each and every one of them will know the feeling only too well.
Thank you. I am not sure I am deserving of such praise, we are still early in our endeavours. I will take them as words of encouragement to carry on though.
I am sure the members have had some growth too, although I am not too sure there, it would be as noticeable what came from us.