The whole point of Steemit post HF is to have a stake in Steemit blockchain I think. There are two ways to do that. One is to invest time and value and the other one is to invest money in SP. Having stake means having more influence and more rewards.
Personally speaking, rewards have almost vanished for me. I was getting $20 a day on my posts initially in June but July has been dry. It takes a week to get $15-20. Bad times to be a minnow.
I hear you - I do, but it is to some extent a short-term view. There were winners and losers from the change, for sure. In the long run though, HF 19 will have made things more balanced. For a minnow, more important than the amount they make on their posts, is the exposure and followers that they get. The HF wasn't really intended to fix that, which is really what is needed to help with the issue you are raising. When communities are implemented, there will be a lot more avenues for people with low followings to get connected and meet people with similar interests. When that does happen, having the people you interact with (who will probably mostly be minnows and dolphins) be able to upvote your posts and give something will be really important.
Thank you very much for all your encouragement and support. I have been understanding the paltform since I joined and specially after the HF. I do understand that the best approach is to interact, get exposure to the community and a build a healthy following (by adding value and not at all by follow for follow).
The minnow frustration has led me to interact with people like you and so many great people. I have learned a lot by reading from well established authors here. A notable example is @dragosroua who explained post HF pains in a superb post of his.
I personally think that getting rewards is not the most appropriate strategy to follow; adding value is. Thanks for being generous and supportive, again!