The problem is that SteemIt is promoted to the outside world as a place where there’s money to be earned. None of the ads mention it takes a lot of time, hard work and dedication before you get into a position where you can actually profit.
Using that as a slogan wouldn’t attract many people.

Occasionally, when I have the time. I also reply to cryouts made by newbies about why they’re not earning. I then send them a couple of links to useful tutorials an tell them they should get to know the basics before they can ever think of starting to profit. I often upvote their post so they can earn their first cents and be motivated again. Unfortunately, there are simply too many of them to reply to them all.

Many of them leave disappointed, because working your ass off was not whatvthey were promised.
There is no ‘easy money’ here on SteemIt: you’ve got tonmake a commitment, and if you don’t want to put in the effort, the reawards will never come,,