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Well yesterday was the day i uploaded my first video after 2 weeks and it felt good to be back. It felt so good that i had to jump right back into my favorite subject.. Whats the saying: _beating a dead horse_ haha
I thought i said everything i had to on the bot subject ... at least that was the case before a lot of things changed with the crypto price drop.  
I mean, we all dreaded this day, we knew would come, where we would hit the lows, we forgot even existed. Hell, when i came to Steemit, Steem was around 5 USD. 

Now we find ourselves here at this low point we feared and i have to say... <b>Oddly enough, it really aint that bad.</b>
😁 
And thats for a few reasons. 

Last upload the payout im looking at atm shows quite a large SP gain. Id say my last 5 posts combined didnt net me that much SP at prices 50% higher. 
Now im looking at that and in my mind im seeing me growing faster in the coming weeks then i was able to in the last few months. (sure i could have always powered up, _but there are always some nice shoes behind the store window begging me to take them home_ ) 😋

Right now i dont have to fight the urge to convert to fiat, and sure the payouts used to be bigger, but that 1USD SBD peg looks soooo nice to me. 
I finally got to see what it does to Steem when the peg is established even only for a moment in time. 

Now... the _dead horse_ in question... 
Im sorry, its never nice to be somewhat happy when someone is having a rough time, but i couldnt force my self not to notice @therealwolf and @themarkymark talking about the SBD price in a, what seemed to me, a very "Ross" way... 😊
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Now Mark i dont know but ive communicated with Therealwolf a few times and he seems like a really nice guy, so im not happy theyre having a hard time (not that they would admit it even if they did) but i cant dismiss my giggles at the bot economy taking a hit.  

And its hard for me to think otherwise. (i could ask someone to check SQL but i like to live dangerously. haha)

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Its just completely unprofitable to pay for upvotes right now. Sure you could say: "Well you get more SP, etc..." but really its the liquid SBD return that made bots and upvote services such a _juicy investment_ . 
The return on investment is quite bad imo. You barely get half of the liquid assets you spent back through payouts. 
This of course had an effect on the trending page... im sorry to say but it got a bit worse. We seem to be in a transition period where those that arent completely aware of the cost for promotion are among the top bot users now and bots seem to allow <b> more</b> things through that, imo, were a lot of times before considered as spam and even blacklisted... 

Im sorry, but a photo of a strawberry, or a meme isnt 300USD material. Never was before.

I cant say for sure, i could be wrong (_always set up your argumentation escape_ haha) 
but i think that bots are taking quite a big hit. 

>Lower _liquid_ return on investment means less steemians spend on bots. If bot use stats drop, the delegation received isnt utilized to its potential meaning it might start looking to the delegators like it could be time to stop _hibernating and start curating._ 
Im not sure about the math, but could we possibly get to a point, if this continues where its more profitable to curate then to delegate to bots, if the price remains constant for a while (not that i think it will) lowering bot use.  

<b>I sometimes wonder, how bad would it need to get for bots, that we see @freedom click the upvote button.</b>😄

_Crypto is bleeding and im excited at what happens next, hahahaha._ 

Anyways, stay strong people... This price drop is really an opportunity to grow your account and meet the Steem at 5-10USD head on, ready to make some serious profit. 

Always look on the bright side of life, eh....    

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<b>Some of my music videos:</b>

Steem Original: TO THE MOON
https://steemit.com/openmic/@silentscreamer/5pcpxakt
James Arthur: Impossible
https://steemit.com/openmic/@silentscreamer/7pw7ncob
Moving on (Original Song)
https://steemit.com/openmic/@silentscreamer/a2nc4631
Frank Sinatra: My Way
https://steemit.com/music/@silentscreamer/4x49rtoa
Elton John: Can you feel the love tonight (Lion King soundtrack)
https://steemit.com/music/@silentscreamer/g1m7orxk
Enya: May it be (LOTR soundtrack)
https://steemit.com/openmic/@silentscreamer/962n3z6d
Pirates of the Caribbean soundtrack (Hoist the colors and Main theme)
https://steemit.com/music/@silentscreamer/231nc0ms
I dreamed a dream from Les Miserables
https://steemit.com/openmic/@silentscreamer/ggk5xq72
The Minnowsupport Lullaby
https://steemit.com/minnowsupportproject/@silentscreamer/yi7zsm7r
Schindlers List Theme
https://steemit.com/openmic/@silentscreamer/steemit-openmic-week-75-or-theme-from-schindler-s-list-or
Sam Smith: "Im not the only one"
https://steemit.com/blockmountain/@silentscreamer/block-mountain-submission-or-sma-smith-i-m-not-the-only-one-or
Meno/Pechichemena: "Wait" cover
https://steemit.com/openmic/@silentscreamer/3ht644ns
Whitney Houston: "I have nothing"
https://steemit.com/openmic/@silentscreamer/w7vcd5wc
Beyonce: "Listen"
https://steemit.com/openmic/@silentscreamer/znifwtme
Cee Lo Green: "Forget you"
https://steemit.com/onelovedtube/@silentscreamer/rdb4mn6h