how far back did u look? did u see the 500+ word stories that made a dollar?
did u look what my average posts word count is? or the average pay it gets?
what about this series, where I put myself out there for people to see the real me?
this one for example? - https://steemit.com/life/@dunstuff/exposing-my-vulnerabilities-5
or the 4 before it?

and the end of the day, it's hard for a user to continue writing good content when shit like this makes $16,000
with no investment. - https://steemit.com/@halo - but aint noone gonna flag it, cos, tits, and, although the content isnt very interesting, its orriginal, not plag. 
*shrug*

but hey, I guess I'm just a whiny minnow right? maybe it's just that I've seen my investment plummet.
don't worry, I'll be gone soon enough. I was kinda hoping this place would be different, where proof of brain was how u got rewarded. but that's not it at all. its a popularity contest.

and no, I didn't say ALL users are in circlejerk mode. I'm saying that a lot of new content doesn't get noticed because people already have loyalties to other users.

just looked up your stats. your 'donut' is good. many sprinkles on it.

As we all move ahead in 'oneness..."Reversing Forward. Future Is History"