together.Very well put @shredlord! The ant analogy seems very apt. I hope more minnows do realize that once we band together, we can all succeed
Personally, I've been on the same boat as you. I've been sharing my one cent love to minnows for the past weeks, and I've been commenting on posts to give them more traction.
The way Steemit is structured right now, it takes tremendous luck to have a chance at elevating to a higher level. The combined crab mentality and "look at me!" mindset that's permeating in the community is a bit disheartening. Hopefully, future improvements give everyone a fairer shot. I know my own posts don't get automatic votes. If I weren't heavily promoting them, I just end up getting 3 votes at most haha
You, sir, have my upvote.