No doubt, it is a grind if you travel the path less traveled' / creating original content and focusing on quality. I've been on Steemit for about 321 days, but it took me about one week to see the blatant disconnect from reality. I saw many speak about "quality is key" and that top-quality posts earn more than low-quality posts. Unfortunately, that is pretty easier to identify as nonsense after a glance through the feeds.

The best advice that I can give is to not waiver in your efforts, but apply them in ways that make it fun (at least). Have fun, focus on quality, and networking with fellow users is absolutely key. Just like you are doing here! We have to stick together because the unfortunate truth is that the 'real-deal-shitposters' sure as hell do!

Of the 177 posts that I have made on Steemit, 99.9% are entirely original content from words to media. I created my own series, initiatives, and articles entirely from scratch - many of them did piss-poor. After putting hundreds of hours into these works and getting nowhere - I decided to support myself if nobody else would. That sucks, but not enough to make me quit. It'll take more than a few ass-backwards fools to drive me away.. 😂

I'll add you to my @grow-bot list and hopefully, the tiny bit of support I can offer will add up for you, my friend. Thanks for dropping by @blewitt.