Aside from a fairly big streak of independence (or loner mentality, take your pick), I've not joined in with communities (Asher's league the exception), in part because of the time commitment. When things that are supposed to be fun and rewarding feel like work, then in my case, it's time to dial back. So, there definitely is a time management issue for me, since I would much prefer spending my time posting, commenting and curating. Which is why the leagues are perfect.

I have Discord open for GINAbot, basically. People can talk to me there if they want, but I've really only used it to make conversations that really don't need to be on the blockchain private. Freedomexists was actually someone I talked to on Discord, along with steemchiller of steemworld fame, and arcange. That's pretty much it.

I meant to go back, to see if freedomexists was back to starting the story, but I haven't. It's fun, and I like to have the creativity flowing as much as possible. Maybe after I figure out how to streamline my time here and still be productive I'll try it again.

I guess in the end we all do what we must, and when it's too much, we find the way to get back into balance. There's plenty of more meaningful things to find off Steemit, so I wish you only the best in that regard.

Good ol' Dave. He gives so much, including the ribbing, I like to give back to him. Just the ribbing. :)