well there are different concepts of long-term, people are making money, now, so it's not fair :D from a self-centered perspective, this game is rigged and in never appreciated "me" which is not true, it's by far better than real life where if you make a misstep or fail you get judged and cut,
here at least you can write peacefully, the platform is populated mostly by good people, so you get support as well, there are conversations everywhere if you know where to look :) so it's a vibrant beautiful place to hang out :) I don't know why people want the steem so bad, if it wasn't a rigged game and votes were fair I'd be fine with just curating :D for good or bad I had to learn to write as well :)
anyways, see you later @tarazkp, help those poor souls get some value in them and appreciate the opportunity for growth and learning they have, rather than chasing empty numbers and getting flags for it ...