I agree with the expectations set for people being a problem, particularly with alternatives coming soon. There are many decentralized blockchain based social media sites on the horizon: DECENT, MAID, SYNEREO, LIBRARY, and other projects all have possibilities. If people come to steemit, make some well thought out, insightful posts that don't get enough love, they may jump ship to another site soon and try to get in on the ground floor.

Everyone here already is basically in on the ground floor, I mean shit the site is still in beta, but there is a large and difficult to cross gulf between people like you and minnows, and their frustration is understandable. Being first is a huge advantage for steemit, and retaining users who aren't succeeding is going to be a challenge when they can possibly succeed elsewhere, but the content I've seen in my 10-15 days on steemit has consistently improved, and I'm hopeful for the future.

Will watch the next two videos and comment on those separately