Now while I would agree that proper expectations aren't always set for new users, and there should be a proper expectation set. That is for new users and Steemit's onboarding. Now while I don't have the raw data to back this up, I can definitely see just by browsing around content that I follow. Content authors are earning less.

I'm not specifically citing how hard it is for onboarding, because onboarding itself has issues. With all the rampant botters going on. I feel that more delegations to these bid bots mean less activity from those delegators. Which means there going to be less likely to view content, and less likely to discover content.

And that's just simple logic right there.

It's very easy to say something along the lines of "Too bad dude, you should have expected as much" when some of these folks out here quit their jobs to full time blog. And while yes, quitting your job on something like this, where we know there is issues and know it's a big work in progress is a risky decision and one should be prepared for the consequences..

Ultimately, it speaks poorly on some of the issues that contribute to why something like that wont work out.

If we just take a look around us and what's happening on this platform, it's easy to see that it's not working as planned. And I can assure you, it's not just being felt by new users and onboarding, but the people who want to use the platform to create and innovate.

This is not a simple case of, work harder and you'll earn more. This is the case of pay harder and you'll earn a little bit more than the rest.

For myself, I've been blogging since last year. I'm a graphics designer, I've given out more open source work than I can count. I've designed the minnow support project logo that is being used by lots of users till this day. I've done projects, iniatives, giveaways, pretty much everything that I can with my particular skillset. And it's all thanks to the rewards and viewership that I have gotten to do those things.

Today, If I was still in my particular situation that I was in before, I couldn't keep doing those things. Free Posters, free logos, free flyers, free insight, none of that.

That's not me complaining about me not making enough. That's just the state of things. I simply could not sustain myself enough to be able to do all that whilst having a full time job.

And now It's just way harder to be discovered, there are less big users looking for content to expose. And if things were like that when I began, my content would have just starved out. And that's a big shame because I have had a lot to contribute.

Now, my content has evolved from just a need to make money, but rather to share my passion with other like minded individuals. But that's just me. I can only imagine other similiar users packing things up and taking their content to other alternatives.

But please, do not get me wrong, I'm not talking about the users who are just joining. I'm talking about the folks out here who have been busting their chops day and night, putting out good content. And who have been putting out good content, even better than mine, starving out due to lack of attention as we speak.

It's a two way street, just like it's unfortunate that those content authors wont be able to sustain their content with smaller rewards, it will be unfortunate for the platform that their content will not see the light of day.

Thank you for your solid opinion. While I do respectfully disagree with some of the arguments you're addressing, I can definitely respect the fact that, that is your opinion. And you are entirely entitled to it.