The Unfairness And Unrealistic Promises On Steemit Can Literally Make People Seriously Depressed - THIS IS A RECIPE FOR A DISASTER!

Firstly, I would like to mention that I don't criticize for the sake of it. I criticize, because it is very valuable way of improving things. If we don't criticize, then this platform will become worthless and will just deteriorate.
Also, just criticizing is not enough and is meaningless, if you don't offer solutions. That's why I actively offered solution proposals in my past posts.
Only few users dare to express their critical opinion, as majority is afraid that expressing criticism may blacklist them in the eyes of whales, so they would lose potential upvotes from whales.

The unfairness of voting on Steemit can literally cause serious psychological harm. There are many users with little Steem Power, who suffer from variety of mental or cognitive problems including depression, OCD, ADHD, emotional disorders and variety of serious anxieties.

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These users people put so much effort in writing their article, often spending hours of non-stop creativity. Then, they see that they get no recognition or reward for all their work, while they see that many whales gets thousands of SBD for a post which takes 10 minutes to make. Whales that are botted by other whales or because they are in whale clique of mutual rewarding.

How do you think does this reality can make all these users feel?
Now think how this can affect their already serious problems such as depression or anxiety?

I have spoken to many unpowerful (minnow) users in Steemit chat, who felt that this hopeless unfairness is very badly affecting them psychologically. Some of them told me that while writing they don't even eat anything due to their cognitive difficulties (ADHD, OCD). That this unfairness started elevating their mental problems. They get more depressed, more anxious etc.
One person told me that it brings back suicidal thoughts, occasionally.
All these amazing people get attracted to Steemit, because they feel and hope that this platform could give them some opportunity of possible way out of their suffering. A chance of being independent and free of that awful burden they must carry in their lives.
And what do they find?
They find that this social platform is exactly the same like society out there and has nothing to do with anarchism.
That you mean nothing unless you have power or you know the right people.
That you have to live in an illusion of "American dream" waiting for some gracious whale to spend his precious vote on you.
That the platform is troubled with racial discrimination, homophobia, and especially misogyny with objectification of women.
That you mean nothing for Steemit unless you are already famous person.

This is just a ticking timebomb for some tragedy to happen.

Higly rewarded-upvoted meaningless, motivational posts are not going to improve this reality.

Some say that you don't get anything for blogging on other sites but you miss them point. When people usually start blogging they are not offered rewards and they do not expect rewards (besides some recognition of their writing).

It is much much worse to promise something to people ( Steemit marketing "BLOG. GET PAID"etc.) and later exploit their expectations and ingenuity, just to make them realize that it is all an illusion.

User @reneenouveau made a very good observation:
"If you expect a goal that the system is not designed to give or perform then it's a recipe for disaster. All this 'you can get paid to blog' stuff is the wrong angle".

She posted a very interesting post: "
Protect yourself because no one else is going to.... Blockchains versus Palimpsests"

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EDIT:
There have been some comments focusing on me as person as one being frustrated to the point of feeling suicidal and depressed. I have not said anywhere in this post that I feel suicidal . I am expressing the thoughts and feelings of other users I have spoken to in Steemit chat. Although it also frustrates me too and makes me depressed, please consider these other people, not just focus on me.

Also, please don't judge/discriminate people with mental problems. Almost everyone in our unsustainable culture has some psychological problems to a certain degree. Many people are simply oblivious to their own problems or live in denial.