Ditto for me on all of this as well my friend. I couldn't agree with you more on all your points. I also need to go through my list of users I am following and see I if truly should be following them. as for the 100+ users following me, why I am only getting about 5 views on anything I post is a point of concern. Where are my "followers?" They sure are not looking at my content. I also am not too concerned about the financial returns this early in the learning curve, and I also am becoming much pickier about who I choose to upvote and resteem, as those users certainly are not returning the favor on my posts - not that I am looking that closely, but it is painfully obvious. It is a delicate balance in an environment where 5% of Steemians are raking in 95% of the SteemPower, honestly a bit overwhelming and frustrating platform that needs to be more welcoming and supportive to new users to survive. So easy to give up here and flee back to facebook and twitter and youtube whatever. But I vow to be strong and keep pushing until I develop a base of support - true followers and users that I am truly following. Keep up the great work, my friend, you are one of the kindest and most intellingent people I have ever know, and this post deserves well over $1.38...? Give me a break, this is truly genuine valuable content. Thank you for sharing. Peace