Unfollowing you specifically, wasn't personal. It wasn't for anyone I unfollowed. I pairing down and backing off. And I'm not looking to be on a platform that's a battlefield. I wanted to enjoy myself here and I'm genuinely not enjoying myself here despite my efforts, attempted work-arounds, and joining (and subsequently being overwhelmed and stressed out with Discord -- and then unjoining that). It's just not resonating with me -- maybe it will feel better in the future.
I need a respite from the things I experience IRL on a regular basis. I was hoping this platform would allow that or give me that or something. Maybe I don't even know anymore what I expected. But when I come here, I just feel angst, competition, control, uphill (for lack of better verbiage) -- battles, and manipulation -- just based in how the platform is structured in and of itself.
It forces people to be those things in order to "succeed." I see it. I deal with that in the corporate world, have dealt with it in the past on social medias. I don't want that where there is supposed to be community.
And I thought Steemit was supposed to be the community -- not Discord. Doesn't anybody even hear the irony in the name "Discord"? It's the opposite of harmony.
Unfollowing you wasn't personal.
Before I'm all powered down, I'll probably unfollow the rest too.
I don't really care about the price of Steem. I never have. I just thought it was gravy -- like a little bit you get to go to the movies or buy junkfood like when you did when you were a kid. I never came here to make a full-time living.
Those of us that deal with family court on a regular basis -- can't, unless they can specifically fight with the courts, their lawyers, the opposing parties lawyers and a judge who just isn't in the mood do all the damn math --and convince them that you're account really isn't worth whatever your ex claimed it was on the last round of papers that were filed ---- and afford it --- oh and maybe succeed.
No thank you. That drama is not cost effective for me. So it was never about the Steem.
Unfollowing wasn't meant to offend. I should probably make this a post in case anyone else wants to see it too.
RE: Well, I did it. I powered down.