You can get all shitty about it if you want, but networking is a large part of the Steem ecosystem. Closed circles is not what I wish to see, but you need some 'regulars' appearing with votes.

Yeah, many people don't understand the importance of networking on this platform and later they are complaining that the whales aren't voting magically on their content. I have some support from some regular users, but they have very low SP hahaha but still, I love their support and I am grateful.