Believe me, I tried to read other people's posts to consume content and comment afterwards.

The problem is that the only social media website I ever liked was Quora. I was active there. Fairly appreciated. That is a platform where intelligent answers with great life experiences are shared.

When it comes to Steemit, it is very difficult to find that kind of content. I have to read 10 same kind of unintelligent posts to land on a good one. That drains my energy.

It feels like I do not belong to this place. I agree with the first part of your post. It has been more than two weeks and I started with same expectations.

I expected that since my writing was appreciated on Quora I may find little success. I never expected $1K, but I thought having $20 to $50 for a post was not unrealistic when compared to the quality of other content.

I also understand the marketing aspect here. Produce content what people want to read. Tried that too. I don't know. I don't want to lose it so early. Will try harder. I just hope that I don't break down and lose faith.

I partly agree with the points made by you in the second part of your post.

Liked your post. So couldn't resist to upvote and comment.