"If you just came to Steemit for the rewards then you will be greatly disappointed. If you came for the community then you can be greatly rewarded."
IF that were true, perhaps Steemit should say up front "if you join here thinking you'll make money, you'll be disappointed" instead of telling people that Steemit is about earning cryptocurrency (money) while having fun.
I keep hearing people say "it's not about money" but the entire website shows that's not true. If we wanted community over anything else, we would have joined some other website. This website doesn't have chat, or even private messages, or even a friends list. It's not set up to foster community, it's set up to locate and promote exceptional content.