How many of your countrymen have you met? 1? or None? Most likely, if they are present, they will not use the country hashtag, especially not if they like to be unnoticed and need a VPN to join. The same counts for many who are on Steemit. Let's not forget this platform started with the idea that we all could stay and remain anonymous. The focus was on writing and crypto/investing, nothing else.

It's great to have a helping hand and indeed, it can be very lonely if no one is willing to help or tell you what you can or could do. I experienced this myself and still do I don't see this as the most helpful platform there is, but that isn't different from other platforms or forums. I remember from years back as I joined one with a topic and asked a question, the moderators were quite rude, and the answer was: You should know that. If I know that why would I join to learn something? The result of all this? I find my own answers and my way, and if I look around me, I do believe that the most motivated people are those who are thrown into the deep and don't receive any help.

How motivated are those who literally get served everything on a silver plate?
Not very much, since they count on being rewarded for doing nothing, and they will never understand or see that everything is done for a reason. The same counts for this lesson. There's a reason why is asked to comment and do certain tasks and be present in certain communities.