The current situation reminds me too much of extremism, where emphatic logic is thrown away for a fanatic belief filled with narcism.
So I really appreciate your post, @exyle, which is filled with common sense and empathy, as I honestly can't take more of that other stuff.
The amount of blaming, assumptions & accusations has been way too high for me, which sadly resulted in too much unproductive time in return for a crazy amount of stress.
Don't get me wrong, discussions are usually good and valuable, but not if they loop around the same topic over and over again without real progress, especially when the participants have different core values/believes.
With that said, keep your head high @exyle. The sun is always shining above the clouds.
Indeed. Also reminds of a certain type of mentality: the Victim mentality. Where people who feel victimized no longer treat what happened as a Character Building lesson to learn from. But having bad shit happen to oneself is part of life. We must learn to become strong, not become victims.
Don't let yourself believe that the talk you read will lead to bad things. I have been here since July 2016 and drama on Steem has always been here. From Dan leaving, to whale wars, to flagwars, to powerdown changes, reward pool changes, you name it! Followed by an endless amount of FUD.
The secret is to disconnect the people from the development. This is easier when you get older because with age you learn to separate the bullshit from reality. People in general talk all kinds of shit and because they have a voice on this blockchain (unlike any other blockchain) they will and if you let it get to you it causes stress. Avoid this at all costs. It's not worth it.
Every-time you feel that you doubt Steem go over the development. Visit Steem Monsters, Use Partiko, Steemhunt, D.tube, Esteem, visit state of the dapps (that you helped make happen!), Steem press and more. Look at the victories on the blockchain level like Hivemind and the resource credit system. Also remember that most Steemians want the best for Steem.
This place is growing and being build on every single day and the fact that real people use these apps to voice their opinions is a testament to how well it all works.
You are an important part in making this place better and you are one of the witnesses that deserve 100% to be in the top 20.
Keep your head up! Steem will be fine.
Not during the night
The sun is always shining somewhere in the world. And if not - it's still shining, even if we don't see it.