Thank you for weighing in my friend. I feel like you are one of the blessings here at Steemit, a treasure that could be a powerful force in shaping the long term growth here. @glenalbrethsen is indeed level headed, which is why like yourself, he is in the top of those whose posts I look at first when I log in daily.

I remember when aol was thriving. I was late to the scene, aol 7 and new to the internet period. I was astounded as I had never seen anything like it in my life. My life a few years later pulled me away from it, and when I went back I was shocked to see a ghost town. Out of the thousand+ people I had grown to know only a handful were still there.

I can accept this is all just temporary, as most things are very temporary. But I hope it isn't. And I want my focus to be on those who will stick around even if many of the crowd seems to leave for the next temporary best thing. It seems to me that the grass is never quite greener, and if people would just put in the effort where they are at it would reflect the work put into it.

I will do whatever is within my power to make this a place where others I value like yourself and so many others will want to stay. I am just trying to get a feel for how many in my circle feel the same way. I appreciate your candid reply, but would expect nothing less from you.