Poker rake structure: which sites are actually worth grinding at

so i’ve been poking around trying to find a site with a rake that doesn’t eat half my grind and honestly it feels like the choices are getting worse every year. i still remember back when you could make a good bit at low stakes without feeling like you were working for tips, but now i’m seeing spots where the micro and low games are practically unbeatable after the rake pulls its cut. i’ve been looking at those cap structures too but half the time they just drag out the pain by moving the limit higher instead of actually helping your bottom line.

my gut is telling me some of the crypto spots might have a better set up for grinders, but it’s a wild west out there and half the sites come and go or play games with cashouts. rakeback used to even things out a little but even those are tighter now. curious if anybody out there is still finding legit value with the current rake setups or if we’re just surviving on luck and volume these days. variance i can handle, but i’d like to keep more of my session when i actually run good.