Thanks for stopping by @fonteynb, and a belated welcome to Steemit! :-) Unfortunately many people and groups are playing very clever games that allow them to flourish, yet at the price of losing a cricual element of community that made Steemit great in the first place. I wish that was what you were observing right now, not this! However, I do believe we can recover a good balance if enough of us realise what we're trying to do here. There used to be a real strong sense of solidarity amongst Steemians, and the focus was just as much about growing a revolutionary community as it was about trying to create a way of earning a living by doing what we love. Things started to change quite rapidly last March when Bitcoin soared, and ever since it's been an increasing scrabble for personal gain and glory, rather than continuing to grow a great community. We need to continue talking about these issues rather than giving into what's happening, and I do hope you stick around through these slightly unpleasant times to help Steemit recover what's being forgotten. Steemit is still only a 'toddler' and there's much we can do to shape it, and I for one will do whatever I can to help it balance out! Then when we say 'Steem on!' we can say it with pride and unity again!