Thank you for taking your time and writing this amazing comment!
Yeah, wrong information about steemit seems to be the problem. Steemit is not handouts or a rich quick scheme. This is a place where you need to work hard, learn much, be creative, write good and you will be rewarded. Nothing easy in that.
But what's great is that if you really put your effort, it will pay back. But for me, it's not that much about money. It comes only as a byproduct. There are much more enjoyable things than money on steemit. Like getting a genuine comment on your article like this from you. :)
Thank you