great post @jphenderson... I really hope that more people take this to heart. Many often don't have a clue of the years of experience and hard effort it takes to make something "look easy".
I know you're talking of other things, but as one simple example, it's funny how some newbie 1 month old steemians complain about how unfair it is that their copy/paste jobs make so little versus others who've been honing their skills for years. There's just no concept of steadily building a presence and reputation over time. As with socialism, they seem to expect these things should just be handed to them on a silver platter, at the "expense" of everyone else...
Anyway, once again, terrific post, resteemed it too! :)
btw, you may also appreciate this excellent post by @donkeypong as well: "Reflections and Tips for International Steemit Members and Growth Communities".
Funny you mentioned that because I just mentioned people who think their unformatted, misspelled shit posts getting jealous of people making good money in my latest post.
well said @alexpmorris, I'm new to this blogging and social media game but think my idea is original, and takes a lot of work behind the scenes, but I'm happy to go slow and steady.
and yes, great post @jphenderson