Thank you for articulating this perfectly for me.

Those who have the money they dominate on Steemit, rare are successful bloggers without Steem Power who have big earnings on Steemit.

How exactly can someone new like me make a good connection with people who have steem power?

Steemit is a business network where you can make money if you make good connections with people who have Steem power, or if you invest money in Steem Power.

And where can I find the rules of the game?

New users listen to the story of Steemit, then get flags or negative ratings because they do not know the rules of the game.