eBay was really a good training ground for me in letting go of specific expectations. And I appreciate the part where we are "dependent" on something, for food and daily life.
But we're peddling something — on Steemit, our thoughts; on eBay, products — to the broader public. And we have no control over that.
I have ZERO idea what the next post I put out might earn... and attach no expectations to that post. But I am almost 100% certain that of my next 100 posts, some will be rewarded $2.00 and some will be rewarded $50.00+ so I put my faith in the long term average, rather than any one specific thing.
And absolutely, earnings are different, in different places. You can buy a whole lot more food with $25 where you are than I can here in the US.