As someone who has been writing here for nearly 6 months, I can DEFINITELY relate. I have been busting my ass and really honestly putting full time hours into not only writing posts every day, but also interacting, networking and making friends.

Sure, it's not ALL about the money. Hell, I've blogged for nothing for a long time... but at the same time, come ON. The potential to make this a paying job is one of the HUGE selling points. I DON'T want to do it by playing some game of bidbots and seeing how fast I can leap frog over everyone else.

I am proud of my writing talent and I am proud of the work I put into this every day. I was so stoked to think that I might be able to actually make an income doing something that I love and that I'm good at... and yet watched as people writing cut and paste/one photo/shit posts jumped higher and higher while I'm slogging away.

I'm not saying I"m the best writer out there, or that I'm doing everything right, but damn, I'm pouring myself into this for little return. I've gotten the curie votes often and I am ALWAYS thrilled beyond belief, but it is still disheartening to see people making $100 on every post while I'm thrilled to see more than $1. on most posts.

You make some GREAT points and I wish I understood the whole blockchain thing more and if there was any hope whatsoever.

My husband was writing on here for a while @serapium but he has since had to go back to work outside the house and just doesn't have the time anymore. He wrote a post How Steemit Becomes Irrelevant and Dies - A Newcomer's Perspective on Why STEEM is Today's MySpace that is older, but you might find it interesting.

I love his writing, it is SO vastly different from my own. I hope he is able to start writing again.

I'm really loving your blog and can relate to so many things. Keep on keeping on!

Also, there is a new social media thing coming up called Ono that is supposed to have some significant changes. I still need to check it out more myself, but you might be interested.