Lots of great information in this post that I cannot read all right now because of time's sake but am resteeming so I can catch up on the rest later.
I do love the whole analogy about the hotel and though I am still pretty new here, I never understand why people complain about things being unfair. I came in here with the complete understanding that it takes work and time to establish a good following - a TRUE following, not that silly follow for follow rubbish.
Of course, I have been building a youtube channel for nearly a year so that could explain why I would not expect to suddenly be a whale in my first week but when I look at how I am growing here, in comparison, I am growing much faster and getting better rewards here than on youtube - and not just monetarily. So I am very grateful for how far I have come so far and have no complaints!
With you understanding and mindset you will go far on Steemit. Thank you for the resteem.