The problem is a very high entry barrier for new steemians. They get frustrated and leave before they start to grow.
Some really good projects (minnowsupport project for example) are trying to solve this problem, but if the new guys don't find out that help exists, because they don't stay for long enough, it's really bad.

The grind in the beginning without investing a few hundred bucks is really hard. You get literally no viewers without a little starting help from invested money or support projects.