I here what you're saying.... this place is evolving, or regressing, or both at the same time, away from the little guy being able to earn a decent even second income, unless he upvotes relentlessly.
But there are a lot of alt. views on here.
I'm fortunate in that I'm treating this as a sort of 'participatory research exercise'... it's a fascinating platform to be involved in from a sociological perspective... I almost feel like I'm going a rogue PhD (at least psuedo PhD) on blockchain social media.
Sorry I took so long to reply!