Well... I invited a few of them. People I know as brilliant minds and writers. Well: one stayed (I won't name names ;-)), another was good and successful here, but has no time and other priorities. A third one with a great story disappeared super fast after a great start.

None of these authors were interested in rewards. Not with a single thought. They were successful from day one because they were good. For whatever reason their career on the Steem was so short: they made that decision despite their success.

Your friends are like the buyer who is sold a totally well-behaved horse and then gets thrown off on the first ride. Yes, you get a lot of bad reproaches! But the person simply can't ride... ;-))