An individual is a person independent of the others, an autonomous being that is defined by its rational capacity and its willpower. Every human being has a name and surnames that exemplifies the unique and unrepeatable personal essence of any human being, but the individual concept is the term used to refer to a person in a generic way, ie not to someone in particular.
Having said that, I must point out that some individuals have a harder time growing up than others within Steemit. I have been on the platform for a short time and I have seen how the Spanish speaking community (which is my case) we find it difficult to generate profits with our publications, many of them are of high quality and yet the votes they receive are of very low value.
I think steemit has incredible potential, but unfortunately it is not well balanced. Maybe over time things will improve for everyone, and we will not all feel included and equally valued!
Thankful for your contributions @mindhunter