A sad day for the platform that another whale is so disillusioned that they "turn to the dark side".

My advice (if anybody listens to lowly Minnows) would be to stay true to who you are. Social media is good at exposing people for who they are. Some don't care whether they're exposed, some put on a facade to try and hide their true intentions, and others are inherently good. Either way, you can't PR your way out of a bad reputation like you could pre-Internet, pre-social media.

What few people seem to consider is that what you say, and do on Steemit, like every other social platform is very public, always "on the record" and recorded forever.

If you care at all about your personal brand, business brand or legacy (what your kids, or grandkids will think of you), you should think about Karma. I believe that ultimately, those who treat others kindly and care about "the whole", not just themselves are the ones who win.

Short-term riches will never win-out over long-term wealth.

Unfortunately, there's not an economic model which has ever been, or is ever likely to be invented which eliminates greed - at least until AI runs our finances.

But, on a lighter note:

If we ever run out of content ideas, we can always interview each other every other day.

Haha! Love this quote. It probably applies to other platforms more than Steemit (at the moment), but isn't it funny how "collaboration" has turned into "you interview me, I'll interview you"? Is that really as inventive as collaboration is nowadays?

Good luck man, whichever direction you ultimately choose :)