I agree with you on many of the points you have made in your post above. I have been around our blockchain for about ten years and many of the issues you address have existed before HIVE forked from the blockchain that will not be named (I don't want to step on anyone's toes).

Now here is another for you that gets my goat: Bratty behavior by a number of the members of our governance (block-producers/witnesses) in the HIVE Discord server. To quote another person, who will not be named, here is what he had to say:

Quote: It is like the Worldwide Wrestling Federation in the DHF Proposals channel!

Due to my drinking during my life, I have received a great deal of therapy at substance abuse rehabilitation facilities. I share this because I learned that my alcoholism was both a neurological and spiritual issue. This is why everyday I self-talk by saying this little mantra:

G-d, grant me the serenity to accept the things I can't change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference!

Hang in there my friend. We all must go through valleys before reaching mountain tops. While in the valley look for the flowers, they are there I guarantee!