well read your post and i have to say I am forced to agree with you !! I invested 6000 dollars ( 10 BTC ) in August, got 2853 Steem Power. Thought i,d done well as the price had dropped a little from earlier levels ! I decided to hold all of my investment as Steem Power as it seemed clear to me this was the long haul option as i believed it gave a good signal to others wanting maybe to invest here too. I did not intend ever to power down and hoped to make it rise still higher by curation and author rewards, I mean why would you invest in something to pull it out immdedeately just days afterwards. But it seems clear to me know that the founders of this site have done just that, without really my knowledge !! So now my Steem power has bumped up to just 3200........ no success as i hoped with postings and now Steem is down to less than a dollar, so powering down means just to throw in the towel on all of my hopes l and accepting a 50 percent loss at least in my investment !! But even then as you say this drip feed return over 2 years is not even guaranteed as will indeed this site exist by then?? Big question. I feel like we have all been abandoned and used ! I hope that i am wrong, but sure don,t look like it now eh?? As i write this i have a very sick feeling in my stomach as i know to say such things here visibly does not help my position or even the community of this site as a whole. Was never my plan or desire to express worry or disappointment here believe you me. Would appreciate your feedback on this post !! regards a once Hero of Steem !!