You know why I made that money? Because a whale came from the depth of the ocean and somehow clicked on one before the 30 minute mark. If that didn't happen I would be sitting with pennies right now. But instead of creating a post saying how great, talented and hardworking I am and how Steemit it's a perfect system...I know better, it's not, it was a fluke and it was not about my talent at all (which I know I have, at least a little...people pay me for my services and that's all the proof I need). It won't survive the way it's currently set up, a lot of things will need to change. And the things that would really need to change won't.
By the way, the Steemit platform is not half of Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, not even Reddit or Medium, so please don't compare that. Like I said in the previous post, once the gimmick stop, people will jump ship. They already are...look at user retention. I'm personally here because I curate and power down, so they have me for 2 more years (clever, maybe I will drunk powering up one night!).
too bad you're sort of a glass half empty sort @moonjelly... instead of being encouraged by a whale giving you a step up on a post, you just see it as a fluke and focus on what would be if that had not happened. Did it occur to you that the whale saw some value in what you wrote and maybe you could work harder at learning the craft of writing? It is a craft and needs to be learned. The message I got from @dollarvigilante in this post is; be aware of what your strengths and weaknesses, be willing to change as you need to move your life along and always be learning. Doesn't matter what platform you are on, a following is needed if you want to grow and develop. It's the nature of the beast.