Upvoted for the honesty.
I don't know that I consider the project a failure, but it is clear that the current attitude is stifling fun, creativity and enjoyment.
I read PaintingAngels post and felt bad, but I didn't really know her well as I gravitate to different topics, but I sure did like what I did see of her.
Even Marky said tonight on his show that every post feels so judged and not in a fun a way.
I was never an advocate of the Quality Content group and thought casual posting and networking was a better direction.
Personally, much of the fun and optimism has been sucked out for me as well. I guess I still hope for this phase to pass.
Time will tell. Good luck in your future projects.
In the last few days I've been looking through some of the discussions since the fork, and I consistently see you as the one person who is always participating and never being a total jerk to anyone. And not for lack of provocation. I do appreciate that.
That's because she can flip flop more than pancakes at all the IHOPS across the nation on any given day. She's an expert at soothing burnt pancakes while her's sits aloft with whipped cream and cherries on top.
Steemit could resurrect Jeffrey Epstein and appoint him CEO and she'd be aghast by it only to turn around a few days later and sell it as a prospective turning point for Steemit claiming it is what it is no use arguing about it.