My downer is whale wars where nasty comments get dropped on to the posts of innocent people who do not even know what is going on. The spamming of the "c" word on curied posts was the worst, but all of it makes me sad. I know there are only few whales doing this, but it it so wide-reaching that it looks more prevalent than it is.
My best upper is being able to live off steem money and related since Dec 2017. I dropped so much of my other work, and it is a huge struggle, but somehow each month I still have a roof over my head. Living a very cheap life in Malaysia helps and I am not the only one able to do this trick, so I feel good about all the time I put here.
Meeting many steemers in person in various countries has been a wonderful treat. I have been pushing my natural weight loss message for 8 years now on social media. No where else has ever given me such wonderful connections and good friends.
Big congrats on all your achievements, @riverflows. You are working this place to the max and will only improve in the next year.