It seems to me that Steemit is kind of like the lottery in that it is promoted from the winner’s perspective but to be a loser is actually normal. What I mean is, promotions for both the Lottery and Steemit emphasise the big win (the person whose ticket wins them the big jackpot; the blogger who earns enough Steem to quit his job) and make it seem like that this is what you should expect to happen at you if only you persist long enough.

But the reality for most people is the purchasing of tickets that are worthless and the posting of posts on Steem that generate next to no payment. If you expect that hard work will inevitably result in your making a good living from your steemit posts, I think you are much more likely to end up feeling disappointed because that just isn’t normal on this platform.

On the other hand, if you come to Steemit with the attitude “at least I get some monetary reward for each post, even if it is normally just a few cents, and you never know I might occasionally get a jackpot post that brings in tens of dollars”, I don’t think you will be disappointed.