Once i stopped using bots, realizing of course that its pointless and useless anyways, and once i realized that i will never make much more than 5 cents to a dollar only if i am very lucky... all the hard work just seemed for nothing. Steemit is now just a place to dop by once in awhile, read the regulars, resteem some things, cash in the few fractions of a penny every week or so for my "curation" work, and if i ever want a place to write an article if i get the itch, i have it.

The haijen thing and the flagging wars were a bit much.

Its like socialism, i guess. Relying on people with the power to do the right thing for the community is a pipe dream. It never works and It will never work.

Limited government is best... or forks that incentivize the desired behavior. If left up to our own devices, humanity will fail every single time.