Interesting, I wrote about this same dilemma except during the rise of steem. It was strange seeing small accounts complain about bigger account as most of them were selling there steem the min it hit their account.
It felt as if people felt obligated to be rewarded for every action they did, even though most didn’t deserve it.
The commitment required is real and the fly by night accounts really don’t understand the amount of time it take to grow if you didn’t invest.