Great thoughts and you've given a lot to ponder! I commend you for all of your dedication! Many of use who've stuck it out for almost a decade have seen many different incarnations of the platform. We had such high hopes in the beginning of the blockchain going mainstream and, sometimes, I miss the excitement and feeling of possibility we all had back then. I think about 2016-2017, more often than I'd dare to admit, and can't help but feeling the flood of emotions the memories evoke. My life was transformed in those couple of years beyond my wildest imagination. Hive now, for me, is something totally different. It feels familiar, like home or maybe like a warm pub. I don't hold any expectations of it anymore or of reclaiming my place as a top earner but I'm thankful I got to experience what that felt like. Maybe we dodged a bullet by remaining a niche platform and maybe Hive's day just hasn't come yet. Either way I'll be here as long as the lights are on.