Wow, and I almost didn't click on this link because I just read another of your articles. I am new to steem and while I am not discouraged in the least, I really was wondering why it seemed that some people got a lot of publicity and other posts just vanished into the blue.
But I see now that it has to do with followers and what not. This is a lot like building a tumblr or a new twitter account. It really does take time to get going. It's important that people here this sort of information. Although....
I am not in any way worried that the quality here will always be garbage. If you think writing good posts and not getting paid is discouraging... Try writing crap and killing it at .25 a pop : ). That will discourage anyone fast when the electricity hits and it took 400 of those posts to pay it : ).
Anyways, thank you for your time. Twice tonight you impressed me. That's awesome!