I felt the same... and feel worse now! :(
But will wait and see... for all it's worth. As you said, it seems the rich will get richer and the poor, poorer. 20 steem is an achievement I don't see... whether I post an extensive one (as I had before) with more than 5 photos and paragraphs of writing... or a 1-2 photos post - it doesn't make any difference in earnings for the two in my case, so I've given up the former. Even though I know my photographs aren't great, but neither are majority of posts with earnings of 20 steem above! And I just want fair for what mine are worth... Guess as you say, Life's not fair and here, it shows more than ever... sad...