I'm not too concerned about struggling as I am producing posts which are about important issues that need to be addressed by humanity, not necessarily to earn anything (luckily lol). Cannabis is not my main focus, Freedom and Truth are!

I chose steem because of the (supposed) focus on quality content and the lack of censorship that is plaguing mainstream media, social and otherwise. If one or two people can take something away that they can then apply to increasing freedom in their own lives I feel I have succeeded.

The lack of exposure is really what makes it tough. I would rather see my post make $5 and get 100 upvotes than make $20 and get 25 upvotes.

There is some great content by some awesome people on here, it just takes a while to find, and of course everything produced is submerged in this pool.

Cheers!