For what it's worth, GallowBoob doesn't have any real "following" that gets him on the front page of Reddit, he's just stupidly good at finding or repackaging interesting content and intuitively knows how to write great clickbait. He did a couple YouTube interviews showing his method, and it's incredibly effective.
Agreed that the high barrier to entry on Steemit may discourage new users after their first few posts fail to gain traction, though.
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