I think the price was always likely to drop from where it was a couple of weeks ago. A lot of people saw the value of post payouts and brought in early in order to surf that initial wave. That's over now but the hardwork of making this a decent community is only just starting.
I like the analogy about it being like a way to freshen up a relationship. Certainly, when I first started on Steem 18 months ago I found it really difficult to navigate my way around and understand what this place was and where I might fit in. The tribes and inparticular this one will give users a better sense of identity and I'm happy to be back here blogging alongside some great writers and awesome sports fans.
am personally letting the intitial craze sorta chill to see any type of groove then invest/power up, I am pretty middle path on stuff. Steemit is meh imho but the tribes and such are doing well,,,,well some are ;)
You know what regardless of price I enjoy the positive energy around at the moment. There are problems, of course, but it seems like people actually have a desire to at least try and solve those problems!
TBH, I quit trying to view anything that I put into crypto as an investment because I learned pretty early on that I have no idea what I'm talking about! :-)