Seems everyone jumped ship because steem/bitcoin dropped.

I'm a real person, and I read your post.  :-)
I really should interact more with the people who are still putting up posts on steemit, but I don't always have much to say in a reply.
I think a lot of people left the platform when they figured out that they weren't going to make much money on here.  I guess they were expecting steemit to be a "get rich quick" scheme, and it's not.  I'm still here because I like it, and because I have hopes that the platform will grow.

I am also reading your posts. But I just skulk in the back ground for now. :P

I find there has been an exodus as you call it. But there are still people here. There is still a community. I have actually found that I feel closer to a group of people on here than before my hiatus. 
I'm here, I'm real, I'm reading :)

I think your perspective depends on the people you follow. I see a lot of activity on here. Sure, some people have left, but then you go on to find others. It also makes a big difference when you go out and engage/comment on other’s posts.

Prices dropped so I think folks are waiting for them to climb again.

Alive and now following. Nice to meet you! Between upvote bots and a low Steem price, it has gotten quiet. On the bright side, I get far fewer nuisance posts.

Hey @greenacrehome. Glad to see your back. I too have not been able to devote as much time as I once did to steemit, but I am trying to keep up. Haha! I think part of the mass exodus is from the price of steem dropping, but when it picks back up I think they will be coming back.

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I am real and have read (and watched) almost all of your recent posts. My bad habit is that I don't leave a comment, even when I find it very fascinating how you manage to build with leftover materials (whether it's a coop or a water collection system); and the precision with which you approach all of your projects.

Personally I stalk a lot of great bloggers on this platform because I serve as a human curator for @curie, looking for under-rewarded posts and authors. Curie does its bit in trying to help retention of users, encourage and give them some visibility in the form of an upvote, and two weekly showcase posts we publish, a comment engagement contest, among other things.

So, to your question if Steemit is dead. I can totally relate why you feel that way, and I often feel same. I hope that you knowing that there are people who are trying to give it a CPR – Curie just happens to be one of those – would give you some bit of drive to carry on.

Cheers,
Ubokobong Akpan

I sometimes feel the same way, however, I too have taken a hiatus from not only SteemIt but also YT.  I have only recently gotten back to posting on YT, but I need to do more on SteemIt.   Just this time of year is an Extremely busy time for Little Man and I.  I would hate to see SteemIt go away as it seems to be the best platform for blogging/videos where I don't have to worry about a blog/video being blocked because of some biased "algorithm"!  God Bless!

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yes, i'm real and i'm reading this post.