Well said !
You missed the MM (market makers) its like the meaning of life in a market ! (lol)
Bot do have their usage but not for profit most likely they help you accumulate small amounts at desired price, with flexing your whole bag you wanna fill . Also they serve very well on flash crashes , but hell no for profit because you really go for 1%-5% and your fees are 0,4%
So from a trader you end up more like a investor, from your SP i don't think you got liquidity problems ^^ so you got a really nice advantange on that, but let me ask you something, you don't miss the trading days ? that you could make 30-40% maybe more (especially last alt seasion) in one day ?
Sure I miss them some times, but I'm also proud being able to just lay off and not get into it the way I was back then. Now instead I get in early, check on news now and then and focus on building the platform I mostly believe in instead, at the end of the day it feels like I'm doing something a lot more of value. :)
More or less we are in the same page! i have made a nice chunk this year, holding some mid/long term bags , and in the meanwhile trying to build the greek steemit community, spread the word , get more people get in, help them as much as i can ! So i can totally understand your feeling and the value of the cause ! :)