Splinterlands lost another exciting Human Player

I will start by saying this is my blog, and it's not yours. What I say here is my opinion, and not yours. I make choices on who I am, you do the same. If you don't like what I say, so be it. You go ahead and write what you want to write or say at your blog, I don't give a rat's back side on what you think. By the way, this is intended to a particular Mav on SL mav chat. Please pardon my french.

Great, with that out of the way, let us talk about the burnout that is Hive account@schnapoon.

No, this is not a book review, go to goodreads if you are so inclined

Yesterday, my scholar writes this post:

@schnapoon/good-bye-splinterlands

This is not a news to me. He has been struggling for a while. I wish him luck, and I am sure that this break will do him good. In fact, I recommended that he takes a break, and find alternate sources of income. He is my friend, and will always be my friend. I am glad he is going to try and find alternative employment, because as a game Splinterlands can not support full-time living expenses for a professional player in any developed country. This is not my scholar's fault, it is our fault as a game economy. We thought we could, but currently we can't. I am sorry schnapoon. We couldn't deliver. This is a fact, and it is undeniable.

Money is tight right now. Economy is tight, so it is hard to make things magically look good now, so I am not going to fake it and try. It is what it is folks. It was Oct 30, 2022.

As a reminder: This is what I wrote when we started the journey with azipoon account.

@azircon/end-of-an-era-and-begining-of-one

I hoped that we will be longer lasting with this project. Again I like to point out this is burnout is NOT of schnapoon. This is on US. This is on the community. This is on me. That is what I think, if you don't, look at the meme below, which summarizes my state of mind :)

I really wanted to use this meme as a title image, but blockchain remembers everything

OK, Next

Enough ranting. Where do we go from here? Well I should ask where do I go from here regarding the azipoon account. I don't want to put it on Archmaage or xbot. I can, yes, for more cash in my pocket, but I won't. I wish circumstances are a bit more positive to welcome Hive account@demon19! But it is not, and I am sure she is okay with it. It is often difficult to enter a battlefield when all hopes are lost. However, that is where and when poems like The Charge of Light Brigade are written and symbolizes.

I am happy and thankful that Hive account@demon19 have accepted the job. She is from Philippines. Cost of living is low and quality of life is high there. So I have high hope, the game can support a professional player there. She is an exciting new player. I am eager to see what she can do. From today, she is in charge of Azipoon account. She will play brawls at our guild SOG. I have already notified the guild and other relevant parties. Please welcome her to our family. We have high hopes from her, and lets see how this new chapter moves forward.

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