yeah I know how it goes, I'm almost lost my "High Hopes" still Pink Floyd is out there :D The only way is to voice voice voice and network work work :| we need to catch more fishes in good idea nets :D 

I wouldn't get caught up in that bullshit, I've been watching it from the sidelines mostly, it's not worth the investment, retardation is everywhere, I wouldn't say we need more of it, I would say we need to work together and  help each other out :) its so much better to see how people succeed than to watch bullshit wars unfold, who cares, hold steadfast to your values, and get people on your side :) then keep them there, I think we need to study :D stock markets :D with us being the stock, It's a shame but that is how it is, many are farming steem, posts are stock and you are a trader caught between the endless inflation, I'd rather have a community, buuuut  we have real life and that has it's inherent flaws, I think the system is broken and that's why the value isnt 4$ as it used to be, the really committed people have already omitted their wishes to get this "endless, relentless time sink pay " It's not about personality, it's about other people and marketing(networking) and stock management :| sad but that is the most effective strategy :) at least in the moment, either that or buy in with 100k :D therefore become the bast and eat the fishes :D they will crawl up on your back by themselves :D 

On the last paragraph, I again know how you feel, I've been reluctant to spread the word, it's a bit vague, no real goal, no real purpose, no core :| so that is what is missing, we had ned and dan now we have ned, he's just a man, but yeah we are in still at a good time to make the foundation strong even if the core has been mined out :( by the way the mining stage has ended so the gold is already spread we are on the river catching nuggets here and there :D which only makes the river hold less gold as it seems, 

Either we focus on building a thriving healthy community or we get sunk real deep and the best we get is a memory a short story and maybe some long lasting relationships when we all start our own blog pages :D humm (b log) what's that? book? humm so let's write a better story and "The Marketing of Steemit - Fantastic that there is a Dedicated Team. Execution of Plan is What Matters." quoting @ebryans latest post *(g check out his post on libraries and get inspired :) )

To conclude the game theory is fleshed out the tech is on par and not only that but even better, the marketing was and will be shit for the next few month until things pick up, the token is broken and the community is what's keeping the growth back, nobody is using anything everybody is "mining" and looking for gold, so there is no long term value, no service that is using the token either other than the upvote button and the trade crypto on polo or whatever, we are just diluting the shares and pretty much trying to figure out what to do, at best we can make the worlds best platform :D with a vibrant community incredibly uplifting and tightly knit, at worst, whatever g bitcoins and get a job :D dream big sleep all day :D 

Cheers to ned and dan for the game theory, we should make our own nets and boats to navigate the sea we have here :)