Congratulations on passing the 2k followers mark. I agree with you about reading other's posts and recognizing the work that goes into making them. There's a difference in the work and time it takes to put together a good post for sure and much of it goes unrecognized but in the end it all goes in the steem blockchain and who knows it may be recognized sometime in the future as the technology evolves.
BTW that cat has a face that looks like he has just discovered you trespassing in his house!