Sorry to be a total weirdo but I just took a peek at your wallet (is that rude?)
Let's call it honest and direct XD
Sadly, I have no whale sponsors and I'm not part of any shady vote circle. In the last 6 weeks I've been blessed to have frequent "orca" support (which will likely taper off), but the "secret" is one that leaves everyone discouraged -- I simply bought my way in when prices were around 1 USD... I'd say 80% of my steem was purchased.
One of the reasons I'm currently powering down is so I can trade with my funds, because (as we've already discussed) posting can be wearisome and the results unpredictable.
If I had traded my steem back and forth for a dollar-based crypto since January, I think I could have tripled or quadrupled them by now... definitely more enticing than the 12- 16 hours I used to spend creating posts and commenting, etc...
I'm not complaining about the system so much as just leaning toward what I think will work best for me more quickly and effectively. I'm generally positive about steem long term and hope, if I can manage to successfully catch some good trades, to uplift others through delegations, etc.
Waiting around for whales just hasn't been cutting it :D
Well, that still looks pretty impressive to me!