These are tough times for cryptocurrencies in general. When STEEM's price is so low and you add the lack of support from big votes (as you mentioned) many end up getting discouraged and leaving. This has happened in the past.

But it doesn't mean we can't do anything, now is when there is more work to do if we want to keep surviving not only as a community, but as BLOCKCHAIN as I'm sure this happens throughout STEEM in general.

I think that user/STEEM relationships should not be like those where a person looks for a partner just for economic interest because the moment the partner can't satisfy that the breakup happens.

The hardest work to do is to get users to really identify with STEEM by feeling passion and selfless love for it. Enjoy when everything goes well and fight when everything goes bad, don't give up, fight.... Then we will be a solid community that will be always active even if STEEM falls a lot or if the big votes don't come. But perseverance and effort combined will result in inevitable growth.