I think for many, something we care so much about has become another distraction. I'm sure I'm not the only one to spend MANY, MANY, more hours on the chan that I would have liked. Here I am right now. We have families, we have hobbies, we have friends, yet we are here.
Certain operators always impressed me in that they did the job, quietly and in the shadows. You could pin a medal on them when the job was done, but even then they didn't have a digital media marketing company on retainer.
Sorry for the negative energy. Hope fellow anons can spin it into something uplifting.