Hello @chriddi,
Nice to hear your always temperate voice. The politics and finances of Steem (and Hive, for that matter) are beyond me. My son once told me about a place that was better than Twitter, because free speech still existed. And he told me I might even get money for blogging. That was how it started for me. A love of writing, of sharing. And then, inevitably, I 'met' people. They actually mean a lot to me. Some of them I see no longer and that actually saddens me. Maybe it's a virtual world, but to me it's real. You are real.
So, nice to see you. I hope Steem rewards your loyalty. So far, it's nice here on Hive. That's all I understand.
Be well and peaceful. Say hello to Max :)
AG