Lets just say its effected even my train of thought about posting, you will notice I am more about my @steemitbc right now due to this lately. My goal right now is to just focus on that and test run this profile till things turn back around. This is due to the way I see people upvoting and the activity lately. I get it its not always easy to upvote and can't expect people to but I can't see the point in spending hours per article right now due to the lowered activity. Hopefully this turns around but I do see less constant posting by even those I follow, so there is already a slight effect going on. I am long term though with Steemit so I figure bare with the tough moment but hopefully it doesn't drag on for long