You have some valid point in there for sure.. But you're forgetting the non-Steemit Inc developer in your thoughts.
For me, STEEM is a long term experiment and while the price is lower than I'd like I feel this reflects a normal start up taking funds. However i guess the point I tried to make and perhaps failed on here is that we don't really have any comms from the higher ups.. It doesn't even need to be a new feature.. An explanation of why existing features are now being kicked in would suffice I imagine.
The fact we aren't making SBD anymore is troubling to me to say the least. :/
I had no idea we weren't making SBD anymore. I'm just a lowly content creator trying to do my part and power up what I can. I still have faith - but I admit to just starting to feel a smidgen of concern when I'm reading about so many witnesses getting disheartened. I sort of don't know what to do.