Yes it is hype. And @jerrybanfield does a wonderful job marketing the site yet I agree with you...promising easy riches is not the path to take. In fact, few have the following that Jerry had when he came on here.
Nevertheless, we are experiencing a rapid growth rate of the daily users....so there is some retention...could the site do better? I am sure. Although I will guess those people who sign up and leave will be back...many of them at least...and regret not getting involved now.
Things will only grow from here which means their path forward is going to require more work.
Too true. Problem is that most people want short-cuts to success and the easy path. As soon as they find out it's hard work, they're on to the next. Look at YouTube - unless you're lucky enough to catch attention quickly (which very, very few do), it's a hard slog with next to no reward for months, or even years before you get any traction.
But the number of "overnight success" stories on YouTube you hear where they'd been posting consistantly for a long time before their success! The beauty of Steemit (and DTube) is early-mover advantage, but your content has to be good too!
Here's to the future!
Very true although, with YouTube, I would say the system is against them.
At least with Steemit, the hard work will pay off if people put the time in....over time, one does get followers and noticed. That will assist in getting more SP.