Thank you :)
that either helps a touch now or becomes a nest egg later.
Precisely. I mean the money is great, I won't lie. Well, the potential money, but what's also super-exciting for me is the feedback. To actually have people react to my writing is an enormous encouragement.
people move on
Yes. Many times, I've come across an interesting new user and supported them as much as I could and then they disappeared, coming back some 3 months later and by then, I don't really want to support them anymore....I mean, dude I tried, but what can I say? You left...:/
Some might have legit reasons but the sheer volume of leaver/returners means they can't all be. that is their choice and life though and they must live with the ramifications of action.
Exactly. As long as I'm here, I don't see a point in worrying about others. You don't want to stay, that's fine. It means you would've been a poor addition to the community anyway, because obviously you don't think too highly of it.