Yes I'd never advocate someone quitting to support themselves through steemit if they did not have a backup plan, but for those of us (me) who are not quitting, but simply not as actively searching for a job, I think going balls to the wall is 100% acceptable. I have nobody that I need to support and have limited expenses and am looking to repay my parents for their generosity, so I am in a unique position most others on steemit are not in.
So I plan to push as hard as I can and hope to make steemit a lifestyle and not a job :)