I was mining ETH back in the day and it paid off nicely... But, when ETH went to POS, my electricity costs were bigger than profits, so I stopped with mining... It was cheaper to buy tokens than to mine them... And in the case of small-cap coins, it could finish badly if you HODL them and they never recover... But, it could be another way around, as your experience with Alepheum! Good job!
RE: Long term mining results, was it worth it?