All your steem are belong to us

Upvote my post, check out my blog, follow me, vote me up, I'm poor.

You are greedy, Y U NO support me.

How do I make it big on Steem, help me, help me.

I'm broke and have problems, give me feedback, can you send me a few sbds, my dog needs surgery..

This happens all day long anywhere you are in the Steem Community. And so it goes...  You get it on every post, in chat rooms, in private messages...

Last night, I heard the best one of all.  I was hanging out in SteemSpeak with @Steemitqa and a few others, when a person came in to tell us, he had made a bad gambling bet and he needed 500 Steem or he was going to be beaten and go to jail.

Wow!  That sounds like a big problem, but I didn't place the bet, you did.  It doesn't matter if the stories are real or fake, it gets old and if you are considering asking for help or money consider how often anyone who owns Steem is being asked to give it away..  

* meme blatantly stolen from the Internet

The situation is real..  

There is a Steem Shortage and not enough people who are curating and have any Steem power to support all the end-users at the level they want to be supported.

And so it goes...  It is on every post, in chat rooms, in private messages...

People make posts telling people how to earn more and that is a good thing, share your experience and what has worked for you, but also I think people need to reconsider their expectations.

There are only a few accounts that have enough steem power to give large votes.  The vast majority of us do not have enough steem power to give you that huge vote you are asking about.  We have a limited amount of voting power to use while rewarding posts.  Most of us also have some time and attention limitations as well.

When I was a minnow we mostly got votes from other minnows and we learned and grew very slowly.  As your account grows, your friend's account grows as well.  Plus if you create interesting content, bigger accounts begin to notice you as well.

* Illustration from "Where Did I Come From", by Peter Mayle 

Maybe instead of being frustrated about your current earnings, adjust your expectations, and calm down. 

The people who already have some Steem also want to earn more Steem.  So, the competition is tough, attention is limited, Steem is Limited.

Set your expectations accordingly.  

Find ways to stand out!  

There is no fast track to earning Steem.  There is a Steem Shortage.  Nobody wants to give you their Steem, you will have to find creative and interesting ways to earn it.  

Or adjust your expectations and let your account slowly grow.  

Here's an idea, you could go and buy some Steem, that would be great!

I am on your side, I want you to earn Steem!  I want you to get rich or be able to quit your job or whatever it is you want to achieve. I want you to be successful, but you have to figure out how to do it!

@whatsup