Far too many people seem to force posting daily or even more. In the long run, you often see those kinds of people fall off into the void after they become burned out.

Yep, I agree. It has to be natural and unforced. What many don't seem to consider is that when they force it for a payout, it often comes through in how they write.

I also find the actual time spent on writing content to be just a fraction of the time involved with it.

My dad was an artist, a painter. While he would spend between 150-400 hours on any single painting, the real investment was developing the skill and experience to be able to do what he did - that took a lifetime.

What I find these days is that many people grow up on the internet and have relatively limited life experience, which of course limits content range.