I guess what I really like about Splinterlands is the potential for it to be a really fun game, right now the pay2win-bot-centered execution is just complete garbage and such a waste as economical incentives always come at the cost of fun and gameplay.

The fact that I continue to want to buy cards despite everything also kind of makes me optimistic. I guess experiencing the previous crazy boom kind of gives me hope to see it again one day. I remember selling single Mushroom Seer for like 40$+ during the peak hype. The fact that I'm overall well in the positive for Splinterlands and always just use earnings from the blogging and the game also helps.

At the same time, looking at it rationally I would never start playing or investing in Splinterlands now in case I had zero exposure as I see more opportunities elsewhere. Only time will tell how it all is going to play out.