Earning on Steemit

Ok so Im fairly new to this but from what I understand you need a metric shit ton of steam or be apart of the many groups to help you get upvotes. Is this correct and if so is there anything being done to level the playing field? To me it seems like everything else in the crypto space early adopters excel and and everyone else help line their pockets. If I'm wrong please enlighten me and point me in the right direction.

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