The reason they are giving up is because they see these big money posts and want to have that success.
That's probably not going to happen. But there are people who have joined that realize its potential. They like the content and the community. Those are the people Steemit needs. Steemit may fail but I doubt it will be at the hands of users who had no real interest.
Bitcoin dies every week.
I'ma be honest brah, I was too gullible, maybe you were too.
I verbally attacked a friend who said "Steemit is for greedy money grubbers." but now I see exactly what he means.