The way I see it, one's effort in one's content is a staple of our diligence, discipline and pride.
That's something that goes way deeper in all of us.
If you shirk off this staple, whatever success you have will not last.
Why? Because you don't have what it takes!
You lucked out somehow before, plain and simple.
As subjective as content is and as unfair as Steemit is meant to be, you should never shirk off your staple' i.e. who you are.
If you just want to bank on luck or 'gaming the system' only, then your success will go away as quick as it came.