Hey buddy, I'd like to weigh in on the posting to other platforms vs Steem. I'm also someone who used to post frequently, and benefitted greatly. I wish things hadn't gone down this way, but this is the truth.

With steem at such a low value, monetary reward is almost nonexistent. Once that disappeared, we were left with making content just because we could. Let's be honest, opportunity? There's almost none here at the current state. The chance of you going viral, getting a brand deal, having a large audience over 5000... It's slim to none. And in addition to that, the engagement absolutely sucks. It's sad but it's the truth.

One could argue well you should create just for passion... Which is true, but to what extent? It's almost a waste of time when you could be posting elsewhere with much more opportunity. So once you take out the monetary rewards, what's left?