I wouldn't do that - post 5-10 times a day that is. A lot of people use Steemvoter to automatically upvote (the robots you're talking about) I use it myself. And if I decide to put you on the steemvoter you get a 1-100% upvote on EVERY post you make. Now, if I really like your content, and give you a 100% upvote on all posts, because I know you make 1 or 2 quality posts every day and I want to support that..and all of a sudden you start making 10 crap posts every day..well, no more autovoting on you.

Other than that you're right. No point bitching about what this platform is. It is what it is. If you join this platform with 10k Steem you're going to gain followers faster and get more people to upvote.

You have to remember @deanlogic that there are two incentives to vote on this platform. 1) because you really appreciate good content and 2) because you earn on curating. A combination of the two is also possible. But people will in general give votes to where they can earn the most.

And we all struggle with getting attention and votes here. I've invested quite a lot in Steemit. Not only time and effort, but hard money. And it took me almost 8 months to get my initial investment back. Which is not bad all things considered. It goes up and down..I've had periods when I've made quite a lot..perhaps for a month or so, and then all of a sudden NOTHING.

I have almost 1700 followers, and recently I made a few posts without using upvote bots..guess how many upvoted me? Like 8. That's what happens when the incentive for people to make money curating is gone. They dont bother voting - even if the quality of the post is above par.

Accept that and keep going at it, or quit. That's my honest opinion. Complaining doesnt get you anywhere.

I actually found this post because I typed in your name in the search bar. I ACTIVELY found you this evening. I don't do that with many steemians. You are kind of an odd fellow and a cool stemian. Don't destroy that by complaining about what is.