I was once a miner back in 2011 but quickly stopped once things started going to ASCI and my GPU was chugging out some serious heat at that point I only mined in the winter months. I moved to POS mining I'd say 2016 and having looked back. It just makes more sense and has the possibility for more people to get involved as long as the UI is easy enough. The big reason all these companies do so well with people loaning out their crypto in exchange for partial rewards is because people can't be bothered with setting up a node, how to use the complicated wallets etc. KISS (Keep It Stupid Simple) Is something crypto really lacks and is where companies are exploiting.