Taking a "gap" into my stuidies afer a long hard working day to agree almost with all that you stated here above... I will take appart those figures you cited which I have no time nor brain to dig in now. Instead I prefer to focus on the global message: "build the future now".
I've been thinking the same way throughout this ... 5 years now?. I, due to my life, have not being able to post as much as others nor engage as much as desired but I've been building community sometimes at the front side sometimes at the back helping out as many people as I was able to.
I still believe in those famous words I once read "a new world is possible". That one is not here anymore, was one of those selling his stake.
I've never had enough money to buy a big stake nor had the time to build it by posting, my life is full with my daily job and duties, currently added the studies... However I keep on the fight or should I say "following my dream".
I see ( and saw) how much Hive ( heritage of Steem) has helped people all around the world. It keeps helping them make real to surpass their poor social and political environments and have a decent life. They need to power down, really? I'm not so sure. I saw people on those countries gaining an interesting income (HIVEs/HBDs) from their content creation while building a decent stake and getting their daily needs covered. Could put here names but won't do that, the info is available to anyone who wants to see.
I'm sad when noticing how others in such situation burn not only their liquid rewards but their stake, cannot understand it, I've tried but cannot stand with it...
Hope it didn't sound like a rant or whatever but a form of agreement with your vision and with the strange hope of those cited to change their behaviour, they may be (most probably) loosing the great opportunity of their lives.
Wished I had the time to dedicate and build my account.
Taking the opportunity to thank you for that help you provided alongside your way...
Cheers
It is interesting to think about all of the "positive" people who espoused their love and dedication - who aren't here now. For the most part, the people who shilled the hardest, were doing it for the votes, not for any higher reason or belief in the platform - which is why they didn't stick around. Bears kill those who run.
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