I am here for approximately two and a half years. Since 2017.05.17.
I see the same on the technical level. But many people gave on the Steem blockchain during this two and a half years. We are amongst the few, who did not. The new users are already coming in, but the number of the daily active users is decreasing since months. Only we (the users) can make the future of Steem either bright or dark. The price of Steem should not affect the activity level of the users.