I honestly think that you can only pick one:

* Steemit with a reward pool or monetary rewards of any kind
* Steemit where worthwhile content gets the attention it deserves

If there's something that Steemit has taught me it's the fact that capitalism and freedom fail. And I'm saying that after a decade plus as a capitalist libertarian.

I always thought that freedom would bring with it a beautiful meritocracy.

Instead, it's just an even harsher world of good brother networks, corruption, under the table deals, lying, scams, and several different varieties of bullshit only designed to benefit the absolute worst in society. I always thought that was just socialist propaganda. Turns out everything they have ever said has taken place on Steemit.

How tragic, now I need to find another ideology. This is legitimately hard for me.