I agree with what you're saying. Most people on this platform are content creators. As a result, I feel like most people are just talking AT each other trying to get people to read their new blog post. That's to be expected though.

We still have not gone mainstream. The only people that really know about steemit are crypto people. We haven't established ourselves to the point where some average guy will want to go to Steemit of all places to consume content. Why should he? He already knows about Reddit, Youtube, etc. Once Steemit becomes more mainstream as a platform to consume content, then you will get more people simply interested in consuming content; not necessarily posting blogs or trying to make money.

In terms of noobs getting payouts, well the same can be said for YouTube. Many people on youtube post videos without any expectation of getting paid. I guess on Steemit, because you know you can get rewarded, people have higher expectations and get frustrated when they don't get noticed. On the other hand, people with many subscribers can post mediocre content and get millions of views and earn thousands in ad revenue.