I can't believe I can vote. I can read your post. I can comment. We have survived Hardfok21!
Now, to your comments. It's really wrong of me to offer a suggestion about your perspective. I've never owned a business...would be the worst entrepreneur. But my brothers have, so I understand the risk, the upside and downside. Eventually, they both found success, mostly through hard work and ingenuity.

As for Steemit: I'm amazed as I write this at the cleverness of people who can make this thing work.

I don't resent the uneven distribution of rewards. I remember @abigail-dantes' blog about jealousy, and the way our brains are primed to compare. Resentment arises not from what we have, or don't have, but from what others have.

Although I'm not religious I remember a gospel that used to be read on Sundays (my mother took us every week). It told of people hired to sheer sheep. Those who came at the end of the day got paid as much as those who worked all day. The 'unfairness' of it rankled. But the lesson was, as long as you get what you are promised, why do you care what someone else gets. I think the lesson is kind of the same as @abigail-dantes blog. If we don't compare to others, but just consider what we have, we'll save ourselves a lot of grief.

So, here on Steemit, I think of what I want. As long as I'm getting that....the trending page, the whales, the bots...none of it matters. I stop looking over my shoulder and decide if I'm getting what I want out of the platform. If the time ever comes when the answer to that is, "no", then I'll go away.

As entrepreneurs, those who own and run the platform, I believe, should try to make sure that I, and others like me, continue to have a positive experience.

As usual, Erika, a provocative, thoughtful blog. I loved the the video with the kids. Your son is adorable. (I think I'll watch that video again 😇)

Warm regards and happy Hardfork21,
AG