I believe that Steemit one of those things about which the more you know, the more you realize that you know very little. Thus, beginners are not to blame for their ignorance, it's on more experienced Steemians to help them out by publishing informative articles about the platform functionalities and by being a good example. Cheers! : )
It is a two way street of course and requires both the new and the old to negotiate terms. No one is entitles to anything here as it is a free market. But, for maximal value for all, free doesn't mean 'all for one, fuck the rest' :)