OMG this post is brilliant! I'm so sad I barley found it !
I agree! As I become more invested in Steem With my time, I get a little concerned. Part of me is terrified that the platform could fall, The other part of me feels that it will be the next facebook for sure and I need to keep it here.
So my strategy has been to keep as much as I can in the platform but take enough out where I still feel "paid". That way I feel like even if the platform falls, I got some money out of it. As well as made friends and boosted my writing skills.
I know some of these minnows your talking about, Withdrawing everything they have. I feel like they'll regret it later!
I think your strategy is very reasonable. Betting the house on Steemit is not very wise, but nor is missing a potential life-changing opportunity when it's right under your nose.
But it's great that, regardless of Steemit's outcome, you can walk away with better skills and new friends. Time well spent!