I had the same reaction too @onceuponatime and @kus-knee. I recently posted about how I gained traction on STEEMIT, from New Year's to New Year's (HOWTO Get Attention on STEEMIT without PISSING PEOPLE OFF! 😱)!
From my comment to him:
It took me 6 months on the platform posting away just to reach 50 followers, and I had strings of zero payout posts before I finally started gaining a bit of traction.
How'd you feel getting a string of $ZERO$ post payouts like this? Yet, I kept on trucking forward, interacting with the community, writing thoughtful comments on other people's posts, and always posting content that I felt passionate about. Often, early on, some of my comments would earn more than many of my posts, combined! lol
That's really cool. So happy for your success!