Happy Monday Steemit!
Today's vlog is a different one.
No show and tell today just my thoughts regarding the current state of the platform as inspired by 
Maybe it's because it's been business as usual for me with the @TeamAustralia Christmas party that I didn't realise how badly the rest of the platform is doing. I know @SteemPh is very quiet, although our curators and staff are still working, there hasn't been many posts to curate. I see most of the communities I'm involved with are still chugging along.
Something I don't mention in the vlog, mainly because it's just occurred to me now, is the fact that it seems various Steemit communities are proving that joining a community is the best way to move forward and survive on the blockchain.
I'm pretty sure if I didn't belong to a community/support group, that when crypto crashed earlier in the year I would have left the platform.
Why?
Because I wouldn't have made emotional ties and bonded with people and that would have further devalued the platform in my eyes.
Let me put it into perspective.
What we are dealing with right now is crappy market prices, and I like to believe that we are caught in the crypto tempest.
This has nothing to do with the calibre of people we have on the platform - we actually have some of the best and brightest minds right here on Steemit.
The crappy market prices doesnt instantly make the movers and shakers of the platform instant idiots overnight.
The true value of the platform is not based on it's market price but on the people who contribute to the community.
What may seem like a mass exodus could actually be a blessing in disguise for in the end, I know we will be left with the true believers, and community movers and shakers.
For now though, I know shit is tough, but hang in there.
This too shall pass.
xxx
