If what we will have is what we do have, then I think I honestly am. There's plenty of places that accomplish that already.

If I cannot succeed in maintaining a place that is a haven for quality human interaction, then I'd rather not work on it indefinitely. I won't see it as a waste, however. We had a very good run, and I am proud of the many friendships that were built here, and the interactions and the memories. I know that a lot of the relationships will survive Hubski if I get hit by a bus tomorrow.

However, in all honesty, I am not at a point where I can simply let things be as they are, and keep the will to see that the bugs are fixed, the https certificates are renewed, and the bills are paid. Hubski has become similar to many other places on the internet, if not smaller.

What we say to each other matters, and how we say it matters even more. The default commenting system for most of the social web is asymmetrical. There is no effort and little recourse for dropping shit on people. IMO is it making it harder for us to value each other.