i remember the glory days of steemit. i didn't post a lot, and when i did, i had no idea what i was doing or what to write about. it was definitely a wild ride seeing people earning $500 on a post or more. my brother was one of them. he's no longer around on Hive though. i have a similar perspective. i know that 60% of the people that i see active now won't be in about 3 months. i'm particular about who i follow.
Hey, I noticed you used Threads back in March. The User interface works better now, maybe you want to give it another try!
IKR? This place isn't for everybody, but it was the answer for me after I'd stopped posting on Blogger due to having my posts copied and re-posted under someone elses byline.
The real question is why do people like you and I stay? The swings in the token price over the years hasn't run us out, so their must be something along with community that keeps us coming back again and again. For me, it's the fact that I learned about crypto back when Satoshi was still posting, and I instantly GOT crypto. Combine two of my favorite things; crypto and blogging, and voila! you have my new home on Hive. :)
I also "noticed" your little promo sig for #threads (that's smart). The only issue I have with the new site UI is that it appears to hide the posts! I checked on it yesterday, and had to hunt around to find them. Maybe they've rolled everything into #threads now, I don't know.