First of all great post to start a discussion.

1. One of the biggest things that some people on Steemit and in life have valued incorrectly is their skill and it damages their accurate expectations of reality. Basically, people think that if you spend a lot of time writing a blog that it should be seen. That isn't how it is. There is a level of quality and uniqueness that resonates with people that is hard to teach. Most people think if they blog they will get paid. Sure, some will get a few bucks, but the ones that write the good stuff are getting more. @arbitrarykitten has picked up a huge following from scratch, and she did it because she has an amazing story that people want to hear. She provides content people want to see. Plus she was smart about how she "stalked" whales to get attention. My first post was two weeks ago and I've already generated over $600 and have 350 followers. I put in the work, figured out what people like and then delivered on that content. I've been doing this for years, but recently found Steemit. You can build from scratch, but you can't ignore the fact that it takes a level of skill and dedication to rise in the ranks quickly.

2. If you are tagging minnow support, you will get a lot of upvotes but not a lot of value. Whales don't just upvote other whales, even though they are the people they have seen on the site everyday for a year, but they upvote good content. I've had some whales upvote and resteem my stuff, and in talking to them, it was because they saw value in it. One piece made a guy laugh and he really liked it and shared it. Another saw something I was doing to make a difference in the world and supported. The point is, whales, like all of us assign value to posts and they upvote the ones that add the most value to them.

3. I think the biggest problem with g-no's post is that the person iscomplaining without putting in the work. They have a ton of money in their wallet, and can't get people to respond. Why? The blogs are way to short. They are just asking questions and not providing insight. He is posting what he thinks people want to see instead of his own perspective. Nothing comes easy in life, you have to work at it. The guy has like 15 blogs and most are short. The people that are succeeding are spending a lot of time on their blogs and putting out a lot more content. It is true, the best content rises to the top, but sometimes when starting it may get overlooked. If you are good enough, just keep pumping out content.

You do a good job on the site Yoda and you do provide some valuable insight and I think you will do fine here. So will I, but we have to put in the work to become whales. Remember, this site is still in beta and we are going to be part of the original 1% in a couple of years. Keep up what you are doing and we'll talk again on November 1st and we'll see how far we've come. Then you future self will want to tell yourself right now that all you need is patience and to put in the work. The same thing I am saying now. lol We'll make it, don't worry. I don't know about g-no because his perception is askew, but we'll make it.