Thanks @jasonshick! The great thing about Steem is that we are all public figures. Some of us just haven't hit the big time yet. But we're working on it.

Everyone starts somewhere. Even the biggest whale was once a minnow. Do some people have an advantage? Absolutely. A Year ago the rewards system was vastly different than it is now. But the playing field is never level, and we can only play with the cards we are dealt. We are in no position to hold it against people for finding Steem before we did. We just have to do our best to work harder to make our own success happen.

And we make friends along the way and lift each other up! This is a point that cannot be stressed enough. It costs us nothing to help each other. So let's give people a boost and climb the ladder together!