Nice one... I can't hide my excitement after reading this and I must say that I understand the difference between everyone of us here starting from the difference in our net-worth to the difference in economic situation in our respective countries.
Anyone that thinks about investing will always invest even if he lives in a mud house. After all, we are working hard today so that we won't break our back in the future.
I know how much I've been investing in my HP even before I got to understand fully what it entails. My main target was to build my HP so that I can give more tangible foot to deserving authors. I'm that futuristic in everything I do and I believe that even with my current unemployment status, I will still invest as much as I can.
Like you rightly said, benefits attached to being here is numerous and it's not just about the Earning. I for one, has already learnt a lot about how to express my thoughts and writing without fear of people's perception or accusing fingers. Most of these were learnt by reading how you express your thoughts
The networking aspect of this place cannot be taken for granted.
:-) That's good to hear. I'm sure you'll be happy with your decision to power up. I really think there is enough to gain here that outshines the payouts. It doesn't mean I'm not happy to earn, who isn't? But at the same time, I'd rather keep that energy synched to this project that is still a growing baby.
I'm sure it won't always be peaceful. The more people come here, the more heated debates there will be and the more difficult people will appear, but it'll always have a lot of great people just looking to share and enjoy and grow their investments.