Sounds like you're frustrated Alex, and it's understandable. You and me both joined right at the peak of steemit when it was so good people flocked like crazy. Steemit today reflects the real world. There are some powerful people at the top that are well off because of steemit, amd others that hve invested directly into the platform to become powerful. Now if we or any new people want to be part of the elite we will realize that we have to invest in order to make. I think that's actually the direction steemit developers want it to go!