It's true that the most enticing part of steemit, in the beginning, is the opportunity to make money. But as we all realised after few days, it's not so easy and immediate. I can imagine many people just giving up after a couple of days. In the end it's not a small talk platform as facebook or similar.... it's more about constructive, original content which take time and effort, so whatever you manage to get back is very likely less than you deserve, expecially while you are still plankton....