It might seem like posting to Steem/Steemit when the prices of Steem and crypto are low is a waste of time for some, since your 'rate of pay per hour' decreases... But there's a much wiser way of looking at the situation...
First of all, some people definitely will stop posting when Steem prices are low, since they decide that other things in their life are more rewarding for them. This means that there might be more rewards available per post in the reward pool than at other times (though this isn't guaranteed).
However, the main benefit to posting when Steem is cheap and when maybe activity on the network is low is that you will have less competition for attention from voters and when the price of Steem does recover, you may have actually gained overall. The voters who have a lot of Steem Power typically don't shy away from using the site just because the price is reduced, so you can still earn good amounts of Steem power and Steem during these periods.
Steem Loyalty Rewards?
By posting when others might be distracted elsewhere, not only do you stand a chance of additional boosts due to less competition, you also play a role in helping keep the network busy and keeping other people interested in reading what's posted - which in turn plays a role in nudging the price of Steem back up again!
There are so many intelligent ways that the Steem system promotes self-growth and self healing/recovery that sometimes it is hard to even keep up with them all.. I think you might agree though, that this aspect of what amounts to a kind of unwritten loyalty reward scheme is one of the more fun ones!
Wishing you well,
Ura Soul
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