You scared me for a second there man - I was at a festival, maybe It’s like that minecraft render circle thing when your not looking at something it temporarily dematerialises (don’t do that)

lol... well thats a fair stand. quit only when ahead! haha

as for your points, there is nothing i can bring up to counter them. not when we are talking about 23K SP mined by content and content alone.

may be one thing: i cant do it.

>>It's depressing and I'm incredibly stressed out...

You don’t seem like any of that. I’m not jealous of you just because you earned your SP by hard work. I actualy look up to you. I definitely don’t complain here on steemit. I think I found my place here on steemit. Once in a while post, but mainly comment on people’s posts I follow. I did notice many people I’ve been following here have quit and are quitting. Perhaps they will  come back one day when Steem gets to $100.00. For me, until then I won’t quit. Even after that I won’t quit. But I will definately take a vacation and share it here on this amazing platform. 
BTW: will you ever be ahead?

I thought this might be one of those quitting posts I've been seeing around, good thing it isn't.

Lol, oh you got me good there. I thought, *shitbangdaddy, he's really gonna do it this time!*

Ha!  NO vacation for you.    You'll just have to stick around and entertain us awhile longer lol :p

You need to kiss more butt!

![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmQQe4tP1BjgeCCQFgVnD1Mf22nMYNw8D7eWWu6GBQPArT/image.png)

People don't quit what they enjoy.  Despite all the frustrations I think you truly enjoy the writing that you do here and I know I enjoy reading your blogs.  Keep up the good work.

### God, do I ever need a vacation too! 


Your post reminds me of the kid that was born with just a head because of an adverse reaction to some medication his mother took while pregnant. As he grew up, just sitting on the window sill watching the other kids out playing and having fun, he kept wishing he could have a body like all the other kids. 

He hoped and he prayed, he prayed and he wished.

Then one day his Fairy Godfather appeared and granted him a wish because the kid had been hoping so hard (and apparently successfully). His Fairy Godfather asked: ***"What would you like more than anything else in the World?"***

Of course the little boy replied: ***"I want a body just like all the other kids!"*** 

***........ Poof.......*** 
his wish was granted! He had arms and legs and a torso!

Excitedly, he ran out the door and was crossing the street to join the other kids playing in the park................when a speeding car came along and mowed him over - killing him instantly!!!


**The moral of this story?**

## Quit while you are a head!

I think that people like to push responsibility onto something else. So all those things make easy targets for people's own failings.

That being said, this site certainly isn't without its flaws but I agree that saying that they are the sole cause of one's lack of success is a bit silly. Building a following anywhere is going to be grindy as hell and not everyone is willing to put the work in.

>The following gets larger, average incoming votes and comments decrease.  A tough pill to swallow

* The following will keep getting larger, but it doesn't mean they'll be paying attention.
* Votes are average; well, prices are down (and this has lot to do with our diminishing payouts)
* Comments decrease; we are fireworks, the one moment they love us, the next they forget about us... I hate it when I post a piece of writing and get no meaningful replies. I need the feedback, not the praise and confirmation that I am brilliant. I need to hear: did you realy like what you just read (if you bothered reading)? Did you find any flaws? Obscurities? Clichés? *- Silence*

* Tough pill to swallow? Mary Poppins used to sing that *"just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down"*, so get outside, grab some ice cream and take a break, you will feel a lot better. At least with me it works... until I get back home and start stressing over things I can't control again :P

Not sure why some need to post on how they’re quitting.  It always comes as attention-seeky, cry-baby and vomit-inducing when I read another account crack the shits because they’re not earning as much as they feel they deserve.

I get it with Witnesses, there’s a clear function to be done.  The rest of us, we can post or not, or take a vacation, maybe forget to come back.  No one owes anyone anything on this platform.

Anyway, my eyes were about to roll out of my head as I read this, I had my bucket ready too.  I’m relieved you’re still going to hang around and enjoy the full experience of apathy along with the rest of us.  I don’t think it’s the block chain, I think it’s just social media. 

At least you’re not earning 20 cents for your efforts!  That’s gotta hold back the tears and slow the heart break... And at nearly 23K of SP without kissing ass and OD-ing on bots, it’s something worth flaunting in everyone’s face.  It’s the best thing I’ve read as far as achievements.  You should make a banner, and even a Steemit marketing campaign!! 

I hope you don’t let things bring you down or get too stressed out.  Just go have a good sleep.  Think Inception...  By the time you wake up, it’ll feel like you’ve gone away for years, but it’s just the next morning.  None of us will even know you quitted while you’re ahead, behind, or for no apparent reason.  Only that you never left!  

Have a lovely day, I liked the vibe of the art you posted.  

PS:  I think I’m losing my mind too, it must be a virus spreading on Steemit atm...

damn it. I was hoping you'd quite so *I* could have a chance at getting ahead. 

Or *a* head... I'd be happy with either really, but both would be better.

Dude just don´t quit, a lot of us will miss your sick humour and ¿bizarre? art; btw, i always read your posts, i like them but i don´t comment always.

A lot of old time steemians have less vote power because they have been delegating to new projects, i have seen a few people say they are getting much less per post

I'm one of the flaky followers recently. Sorry. I haven't stopped appreciating your work. It's just that I have been quite busy lately with some things, and I refuse to come here and say "nice post" just to collect an upvote (unless it's part of a joke the post is making). That would make me part of the problem.

We've built a societal expectation for value adding on this platform. "Nice post" and "same here" and "hope you're having a great day" aren't acceptable things to say. Not alone. Engaging with my favourite content creators is enjoyable, but it takes time. Time to appreciate the post, time to think of how to word what comes to mind or if it's even worth saying.

When I do come around, I try to leave having given rather than taken, as a general rule. So, if I don't have the time or the focus to actually engage, I don't do it.

With all that said and done.... I think you've tortured us all enough with these threatening headlines. It's like that guy who went on the television to scream at people about not buying his book, threatening to kill off his beloved main character. 

But I guess it got me here, huh? How about that! Clickbait works. ^_^

Oh and uh... nice post. XD (Love the art, really.)

I saw the alien head before I noticed the twins up there.  The alien actually looks really peaceful and in control.  You strike me as someone that has a lot of inner turmoil, but you've got that calm alien balancing you out. 

I think I gave up on success here a long time ago, possibly before I began, and started treating this place as a diary.  I suck at the business end of life.  I don't have that drive that you've got.  I think I'm just an alien head, without the frustrated twins.  (Although I can't claim to be calm and controlled all the time.)