Oh aren't you lovely, Janin. That you even found my post is amazing. Its all changed for me. I'm back to where I was when I started, so really can't justify the time I spend here.

Not sure what I expected to find, but validation is up there and that's just disappeared.

My husband's background is in IT too, artificial l intelligence to be precise, so he has an understanding of algorithms.

I wrote this in a it of frustration and since doing so, have read much about why things have changed. As one follower said to me, for him to be making the money he does, others must get less. You don't have to be a great mathematician to work that out.

There's a lot going on in my life right now, so i need to just step away for a while....maybe do some good in the world instead of anchoring myself to writing.

Thanks for taking the time to respond. I'm very grateful. :)