Gotta do what you gotta do. There's a point where un-staking your SP is what this place was meant for. If you're gonna support yourself, you can't have all your wealth tied up in a 401k.

Nobody's gonna blame you for liquidating and supporting yourself.

Keep working plan A however it needs. Use this as social media. This is Facebook or Instagram or Twitter that'll get you a few bucks here and there. Not widely practical for folks that create content as a means of supporting a family.

I'm glad you found a more promising avenue to grow VJ!! That fact makes this post not a downer.