It's true. Early adoption does have its advantages, if things eventually take off. Kudos to ya'll who had the foresight, fortune, etc., of getting in early.
That said, getting in now, with STEEM and SBD seeing a spike in price isn't so bad, either. I need to show something for my efforts, but I don't need to be a millionaire in six months to a year. As you say, starting out does take work. Also, based on what's been said here, it sounds like bugs, kinks and just bad implementation of different things made it hard and frustrating. There's something to be said for patience and jumping in when a lot of things have been solved.
Even if the rewards are incremental at this stage, that beats what I've accomplished marketing and building a brand on Facebook or Twitter, combined and drenched in liquid gold.
Okay, maybe not that last bit. :)
Tell us, @glenalbrethsen, just how large of a following have you built up on your various fakebook and twitter accounts, or are you not ready to reveal that yet? Haha!
You said Fakebook!
I have no problem revealing such information my esteemed Minnow #24,775. The only Facebook page worth mentioning, has as of this moment 18,897 page likes. The twitter account I was referring to has 1,573 followers (I have 19,700 tweets on that account!)
Yes, the spelling was on purpose. ;)
You have a very nice following on facebook. I hope you recruit them all to Steemit.