Great post, I think you worked out some big problems that steemit has but I think this is a natural process that will solve itself over time. We got to remember that there has not been any plattform like steemit before. The visability for new users is very low that is a problem but it is also the responsibility of every user not only to support the big dolphins and whales with their votes but to also reward new users that can not (yet) give big votes in return. What I really am critical about is people renting their voting power for money while still earing a lot with their posts and not giving back something to the community. Also some people are maybe not sharing the best of the best content but they are doing a lot for the community by supporting new members, doing contests, advertising steemit, etc. etc. etc. They also deserve a reward for the time they spend for the community even if the posts are maybe not the best of the day. How do you feel about that? I understand that it can be frustrating to share greeat content every day and not make it to the tops but I checked out the artist you mentioned and gave him a resteem, maybe this helps him to grow. We are a big community nowadays and the big steempower holders can not manage to find all the good content because there is just so much out there. We can be grateful about that. This makes this community special :)