I actually am surprised you've decided to leave, but it's understandable. I think a lot of people are probably in the same situation even if they haven't actually verbalised it. I am loving building for Hive, but I am not gonna lie, seeing the community make stupid decisions that do nothing to help the Hive price is demoralising for me at the same time. Even though I don't have a big stake in Hive, I've been making a conscious effort to buy $200 or so of Hive per month. I also power up all of the rewards I earn from votes on my posts and whatnot too. Right now I don't think I'll power up my exchange purchased Hive, but I feel like the small gesture of buying Hive with the intention of using it to fund new app ideas, etc also helps.

My goal is to keep making fun games, but also build apps that make people feel valued in the community even if they don't have massive amounts of Hive or stake. Not necessarily charity, but apps that maybe help people feel more valued and appreciated, supported who might not have the opportunity to ever benefit from the DHF (which has become a good old boys country club).

Have you considered with your powered down Hive becoming a VC of sorts on Hive or are you completely out? What I mean is you find projects or people you believe in and maybe you partner with them to see if you can build something together with the intention of not only growing Hive but also getting an eventual return on your investment (if that's even possible on Hive).

Whatever you end up doing, I hope it makes you happy and I feel like you'll inevitably find your way back, even if it's not in a position of power and it's just to be down in the trenches with the rest of us lowly plebs.