I will still focus on minnows and to be the support pillar I want to be, but I cannot keep writing multiple articles per day, because that doesn't benefit me, you or Steemit in the long haul.

I'm glad you feel that way, and I think multiple articles per day actually isn't a good thing. you have to keep something extra for days you can't write... and also your readers will be better reading one article daily than check their steemit account every 5 hours..... That's what I think

But I'm perfectly fine with the reality of me being rewarded just a few bucks for several hours of hard work.

I'm like that too, but I really wish I get more comments on my posts. these make me feel I wrote something worth reading. this doesn't happen often here as much as it happens on reddit (which I treat as lower-quality steemit).

~and finally, thanks for the article, it was a great read~