Brilliantly said.
I took a hiatus from steemit, partially because I needed to focus my attentions elsewhere at the time but also because it can be discouraging.
I'm not just referring to steemit either, all forms of social media carry the same problems.
Actually it was just yesterday I was talking with @stormriderstudio about how discouraged I was getting with social media in general as I was working to much on it for very little, let's say validation because reward is certainly the wrong word.
He said to me pretty much exactly what you have just put down in this post. Don't give up, keep trying, you have friends and you are good at what you do so don't let the numbers get you down.
So I jumped back in and do you know what, yesterday I had an amazing day I got out of all my platforms exactly what I put in and more.
Find your flow and keep at it.
Glad to hear it was a confirmation of good advice that you had already been given. Be blessed and keep at it.