Hihi, thanks to Hira's answer I don't have to answer in too much detail... ;-)
And you know what? I don't think I would do it either. For one thing, I'm very busy in my private life at the moment (I'm checking on the Steem, but even comments should be worth the effort in my eyes (i.e. in terms of "communicative added value"), and I only have a small window of time for that at the moment), and for another, everyone is who they are. And I say that without judgement, without condemnation (it's a play on words in German that rhymes much better...), it is what it is and it's wonderful that way! We are all individuals, that's great, I personally don't want to justify myself to anyone.
Nevertheless, if Hira had seen this platform as a "side job", even to support her husband financially, I would have been very wrong about her. After all, she has already answered herself how things went for her...

Please rely on one of our experiences: The moment you are disappointed (and we have ALL experienced that here), you need to reflect on yourself. At the latest then you will understand the system (some sooner - yes, you will - some later). That's when many users leave. Others stay. They are either scammers or those who don't care about "might". On the Steem, "might" is "power"...

So, I had a right to ask :)

Nobody ever wanted to deny you this right, nobody did (no, not even me - in case you interpreted my comment between the lines that way).
And nobody will take away your right to chase after "power".
After all, it worked in parts... At some point the puppy protection will be over and then you will appreciate your friends and real readers. I know that "the other SRs" have expressed this differently. The difference is: I don't suck up, I'm realistic. I like your texts, and not because I was addressed.
Your impatience is starting to get on my nerves a bit, but we'll work it out... ;-D

I also have to send you a post link ( Unpleasant. It's already more than 4 years old. Maybe not easy to translate, because I didn't take short sentences into consideration): https://steemit.com/deutsch/@chriddi/also-speaking-the-wife-mum
My feelings directly after the fork. There I was 30 months on the Steem and had ready money invested. The reasons for investing were moral because some were acting like.... But there was no sc at that time!!!