Well stated, and exactly how I feel.
I haven't been here that long so the perfunctory "I like the way you write, check out my blog" comments are still getting a polite reply that sends them to a post about Follow-Begging.
I was busy not sleeping about 5:00 am composing a similar post in my head.
I should actually start writing, maybe if enough of us say the same thing often enough and loudly enough... nah, the vast majority won't listen.
But it's worth posting for those rare people who will become part of that 100 dedicated, active group of engaged & dedicated members of your community.
Absolutely! I have about 850 followers and my posts are lucky to get 100 views (and that's on a good day!)
This may sound a bit "trite" (I looked that up to make sure I was using it correctly) but;
It's not you, it's them.
As much as people would like to believe that "anyone" can make it here, the law of averages doesn't agree. The idea that "God created all men equal" is difficult to agree with when you objectively look around the world today.
With that said, I think that Steemit is currently the closest thing to Galt's Gulch (or at least what I understand that to be) that anyone has created.
Produce good content for whatever percentage of your readers are capable of "getting it."
Don't totally discount the Butterfly Effect either, you might be the one who posts something that inspires some momentous change.
I doubt it... The last chapter of my story got 27 views in an hour!!!
It only takes 1 to make a difference.
But, you're not allowed to know which one. ;-)
When you're writing your ass off to save your life... It makes a difference!!!
I know, believe me.
This is the only opportunity I have left.
I don't have any simple answers. I spent 6 hours on a post that the current payout value is $3.99 after 2 days, and that's after a minnowsupport upvote.
It's frustrating when you put a lot of effort into something and a single comment on someone else's post makes you more than your own work.
Tell me about it! I've been taking care of my ex-boss, living at his house. But his family is getting tired of his antics (he totalled a $65,000 Audi last week) and they're going to put him in a home... I'm trying to make enough to keep things going without having tp power down!