I think a fair amount of it is the technical issues that others have mentioned, bro. I have had such a hassle upvoting posts todays, I've had to hit the upvote button 7 or 8 times and even then it won't work occasionally. Same thing with trying to leave comments on posts, to the point where I've just been giving up recently. I think between the glitches the site is having and the price drop in Steem that's probably your answer as to what's going on. The technical stuff has been driving everyone nuts, I really hope they get it all worked out asap.

Your content is still as good and as interesting at ever, I really don't think it's anything on your part, Alex. I'm sure within the next few days your payouts will be back to normal, I'd be shocked (Seriously) if they didn't.