I just thought I'd say I'm blogging more of the way you are on Steemit, and that I agree, if I have to depend on bots and whales, then it ultimately won't be worth it, because that's not viable for more than a relative few, and it's not viable for Steemit when all what I'll call the "mainstreamers" hit.

I'll also agree with your evaluation of relationships, on Steemit, or elsewhere. It's good to find our niche and help those we can and have it reciprocated with technical knowledge or whatever it is. It's the human exchange that has the most value.

re: technology is king for everyone

I think we're living in such a world, and have been for as long as I've been alive (almost 52 years). From what I read, it's been going on for quite a while.

That is, if you consider that most of what we possess and use in our every day lives is the result of some kind of technological advance. The car was considered a technological marvel when the first working model was used. So, was the steam engine before it. The bicycle, the drawn wagon, the wheel—all of it was once a wonder of Man's ingenuity. As we hurtle into a new era of blockchains and AI, and whatever else there is, technology continues on.

What doesn't change generally, is the human condition. The need for human interaction. The need for human understanding. Anything that might try to replace that will ultimately be rejected I believe. Even from those of us who don't need as much social interaction on the daily. :)