i think plenty of new users are expecting this to be some kind of mammoth cash cow that will make them rich instantly...which is just patently false. if payouts were so bloated that i'd never have to work a normal job within two months of joining steemit, i'd say there was something very seriously suspicious about that.

as such, i feel that steemit is pretty much exactly how it was described to me before i ever logged on and i have zero issues with any part of the site (other than the newbies and their spammy ways, but that may never go away...)