Wonderful post! I re-read it just to make sure that I didn't miss anything.
I just found a dude who had copied my entire article, Steemit is a Test.
I can imagine what you must have felt, but the silver lining to it is that only the best content is copied.
Not only did he make $0 (now), but I feel bad that he feels he has zero to offer in the way of thoughts, ideas.
Everyone is good at something, maybe he has not discovered it yet perhaps?
Sometimes I do wonder if the world is ready for Steem.
It is time!