Of course, at this stage, it sounds absurd to say that it is their own fault if they aren't monetizing their content. Few know about this blockchain and what is going on. However, in a couple years, that might not be the viewpoint.
Fact is we actually have original content creator on the steem blockchain but due to low visibility they probably have no view and no reward for their work and hours put into it, I wont say go to waste.
Consistency I still believe is the key on steemit
Saw a post recently that caught my attention about the use of auto-vote, to me it is not bad or good as the fact still stands, the owner of SP has every right to do with it what he or she feels is the best.
Hell, even on Steemit, if a post isn't voted upon in the first 30 minutes, it is ancient and not going to get much.
The idea of after 30mins and no vote makes your work less valued, I will disagree with this, from my observation have seen users with high steempower resteeming a post and waiting for the 30mins time to come before upvoting.
So like I said if an original content creator do come and no vote or reward is given to him/her, they probably shouldn't give up but rather continue been consistent, that post you expected high return will just one day lead you to your pot of Gold.
And the subject matter
What Is Stealing Of Content Versus Referencing
Unable to ref a work means you stole it, be it that you read it and probably changed the whole writeup, its still stealing one should always try to source every info he/she gets online, be it video, writeup or images.