Taskmaster often has a post every week reporting how the divide has been moving towards having a middle class.

To be honest I was there believing it is true and he had some nifty data but as time goes by you realize that for each step we gain we often take two backwards and reaching that healthy middle class is not a possibility yet.

There has to be fundamental mind changes people have and one of the things we need to change is the sense of entitlement mindset we have that if we are here we deserve the upvote from whales. That if they are not upvoting us then the system is broken. News flash to a lot of people, they do not owe you anything. You have to work and network and engage people. Why would someone upvote you if they don't know you.

another thing is that bid bots are evil and will cause the platform to destroy itself. A bit controversial because of the abuse but done in the right way it provides supply, demand and liquidity. If people think that if they bot up that they would be making mad money even if they have crappy content then they are deluding themselves. People can flag their posts that would entail losses on their end. Bid bot owners have also been criticized a lot maybe yes if they do not have blacklists but the way I see it bid bots is also a way to spread out the votes.

I often tell this to new folks that Steem is not a sprint but a marathon that you would need to work for and train.If you have a short term thinking then you are bound to fail.

Some people get votes because they have built their network, made their names and continued steeming when most people quit. Not everyone that has been here long gets the support but you will have a higher chance of attracting support if you also focused on the community asepect of Steem and not just thought of yourself. Well Haejin of course an anomaly lol.