I don't think people can still wrap their minds around how some have accumulated over 100k - 300k in Steem. Most don't know that it has been around for a few years and in March of last year, Steem was at $0.07 a piece. That made getting 70k for $5,000 possible. That opportunity is gone, but you are correct, if minnows see a more attainable goal, ie. 5 - 6k in Steem, they can shoot for it. I truly hope people aren't getting discouraged seeing large numbers. I got my steem by getting a few delegations when it was .05 bitcoin for 15k delegated steem. Blocktrades has made getting those kind of numbers impossible unless you have a great deal of free fiat to spend, but hey, you can't always get what you want. To all the minnows out there, just keep doing what you're doing. If you have low value for posts, it is most likely that you will not get a whale or most dolphins to upvote your post. However, if you and other fellow minnows build up your accounts together, you can all make it despite not getting help from larger accounts!