Yes I cannot imagime too what struggles that first generation of steemians went through. If they were able to survive with those stuggles in the platform then the more we can survive now that we are now at the best of times!
Please let us support @surpassinggoogle also by voting his witness account steemgigs. Here is a link that does this using steemconnect. https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/account-witness-vote?witness=steemgigs&approve=true