Yup yup… I get exactly what you mean.

And when I said “owning,” I didn’t mean it in the sense of challenging how centralized the platform is or how it functions. What I meant was that feeling you get for a place you genuinely care about — the way it becomes part of your daily rhythm, your thoughts, your little world.

You’re right: Steem is you, and me, and whoever chooses to stay. People leave, and we can’t blame them, but the space they once filled still leaves an echo. And maybe that’s why it hits harder sometimes.

But yes… if Steem sheds those who came with the wrong expectations, maybe that’s exactly when it opens up again for the people who actually value it, who see it as more than numbers.

Much 💕