Of course, there are those who come to STEEM, get frustrated and leave. They start espousing how there is no way to make any money here. Or that the payout system is unfair whereby only the rich are getting richer.
Most people who give up on steemit are very impatient people . People who come Into steemit with thewrong mindset and mentality and that's why you see them spam you post with stuffs like "please follow me" , "please upvote me " which is very lame. How can you keep doing the same wrong thing and expect to make it right on steemit. Its impossible and they just don't get it.
I have a few friends I have invited to steemit and have preached to them to make high quality contents and also try to make them long but they never listen. They keep making the same mistake of writing very short articles that even me won't want to upvote with my small steem power , yet they complain that the waters of steemit is difficult to paddle.
People just need the right mindset and skill to make it on here.
As a beginner even when they write long and meaningful articles, it will still take some time for them to be discovered. But for sure with consistency, they will be. But the issue is most of them (same with people I introduced) just have this ponzi scheme mindset. And after a few post, got discouraged and walk away.
Patience and commitment is the key.
Yes they fail to understand that an article posted without a following is operating in isolation. It simply does not get seen. That is one challenge that many of us hope is resolved some with communities.
Either way, those people are missing out. They will come back a year from how kicking themselves for the time they lost.
Hahahahaha, just like @yagoub is kicking himself in the head in his comment above.
Yeah there are many with the same story.
It is a common thing around here.
We all have those opportunities in life when we look at something yet do not quite realize what we are looking at.
Steem is that way.