I'm not really familiar with the term you mention. But I think I scared you, and I'm sorry, maybe I was too harsh.
In this case I am pointing out to you only the negative things, observed in my short trajectory, to answer your question. Positive things it's got too.
I see Steemit as real life, there's a sea of opportunities and a sea of vices. Just learn to survive as honestly as possible and focus on doing your job well. Actually, we minnows have nothing to lose (only time, which is also valuable).
For example, there is something called circle jerk, it is a group of 10 people who delegate a significant amount of SP and use it to vote only for themselves, obviously in this circle is not important to publish quality content. For things like that you can see, for example, a stepshot image, with a huge reward.
I think the problem is in the reward system. You have to make a big investment in order to generate decent rewards, but in theory you shouldn't vote yourself, so how do you get back the investment? And even if you vote for yourself, it's a long way off. There is also something called curation, in which you win by the votes you give (which should be the strength of the platform) but when you look at what you perceive by giving, it is not very attractive either. Naturally, users are looking for ways, whether ethical or not, to see a return on their investment.
Little by little you will discover both sides of the coin and from what little I have read about you, you will do your best.
Greetings