Yes, I do agree that Steem is having a tough time. Being in the red zone when bulls are running, that is a bad sign.

And apparantly the upcoming HF21 {HardFork} does not offer the kind of magic that is needed.

Botnets still control the chaos. So who cares about creating good publications, curation and interaction when fame and fortune apparantly can be bought...?

And I can understand that there is a point where Steemians, with still much at stake, start to doubt.