@aksinya thanks for the mention and I'm glad my encouragement kept you here. I think you create some incredible work here on Steemit.

Aside from @aksinya, some of my favorites include:

• @kevinwong who connected with me through my subcultures series. I ejnjoy his creativity and sense of humor. In some ways the soft spoken presenter at Steemfest doesn't do justice to who I've come t learn about.
• @liberosist for following me all the way at the start and supporting my obscure niche writing. Seriously a great person to get to know outside of Steemit.
• @donkeypong for both supporting my writing and some of the larger community as well (through Curie). I sometimes see his contributions as very necessary and undervalued.
• @luzcypher with his awesome permaculture articles, great articles about his own experiences in the music industry and overall awesome attitude. It's such a privelege to have him in the Steemit community.
• @firepower whom I connected with almost accidentally over common deeper dive experiences into the strange. Be well my friend.
• @pfunk the man some love to hate. I appreciate the work he does as a witness and his dogged pursuit of keeping plagiarism off the platform. It's a necessary evil and a thankless job.
• @timcliff for being the gold standard for what we should expect from a witness. I may not always agree with his arguments or point of view, but there has never been a question about his sincerity and desire to come from a place of what's best for the community.

As much as I may passionately disagree with some of the community, I feel it is the community more than anything which keeps bringing me back.

I may disagree with the methods employed by @abit and @smooth oer the past week, but I cannot deny aside from the angst it created, it also increased the perceived value of STEEM Power. In the end, while I don't have any real dealings with either of them I want to say thanks to both of them.