What did more damage? The hardfork or the reaction to it?

A lot of truth in that statement. It takes work here to get anywhere. Nothing is free and one must lay the ground work investing in time and relationships to get anywhere. But it is worth it! And those stories, poems and other writings can be reused outside of Steemit too. Writing can be a wonderful stress reliever. Money and crypto is icing on the cake. One must bake the cake first using the proper ingredients. Thanks.