You're right, this war has to come to an end. Innocent newbies like me are getting caught in the crossfire and it's so demoralizing.
I personally feel down when i struggle to put up a single post after 2 days and all i get for that is cents meanwhile people like @haejin are raking in hundreds of dollars on 10+ posts daily all on the trending page. I'm not jealous because i know if i keep at it like you guys i will eventually get there but everytime i see it i have to fight that urge to throw in the towel and give up.