You have magnificently voiced many in your words. You are right there are tons of people who are trying to get noticed on steemit. I believe if one is doing the right things and is being involved with the positive intent will definitely get success on this platform.
The upvote is a source of happiness and hope for all of us regardless of power it carries. Definitely strength do count but the minnows vote like me can give a warm heartfelt feeling even it does not have much value. The key is to stay focused and persevere with putting genuine effort to engage in a positive way.
I'm grateful to you @humanearl and everybody here with so much candid thoughts and feelings for others. Together we can build a progressive and rewarding platform for everyone of us which is filled with so much knowledge, happiness and success.
Love this comment. I would love to see people actually rewarded for their posts regardless of who sees it or not.