If you are focused on what is wrong on SteemIt, then you focusing on the negative.
Have you ever stopped to consider that angry post that made it to trending and got you riled up was written by somebody who is still here and making money. Maybe they just want to create a little conflict and gain from the attention. (Which is a good strategy)

Minnows come into SteemSpeak all of the time repeating things they've "read".
"Minnows can't earn here"
Untrue, I see minnows earning every day.
"People are leaving"
The site over all is growing as are the other front-ends. The blockchain is growing. Social Media and other free sites often have sky high churn rates.
People who use bidbots lose money...
Some of them do, some of them do not. It is a risk and there is no reason people shouldn't use them if they are creating interesting content and are willing to take the risk.
We do not have any Quality Content.
Not true and even if it were true, we are not a writing class or guild. Social media is about casual communication and connections. We need better front-ends to help people connect, and many of them are in the works. I don't care if you think you are Shakespeare, and very few investors do either.
There have been many attempts to reward content creators before and it always seems to be a difficult thing to do. We are experimenting.
Here is what I want to leave you with.
- Steem's economy is fueled by real people many of whom hadn't been in Crypto before. Steem is the gateway Crypto.
- Our coins transfer easily and cheaply and we are getting listed on new exchanges.
- We have more transactions than any other blockchain and haven't slowed down.
- There are new front-ends coming and many projects in the works.
- With various front-ends there is an ability to customize different experiences.
- There is a demand for privacy based, uncensored communities for all types of content.
- We are changing lives across the Globe each day.
- There are very few crypto project that are actually working, our may not be perfect, but it is functioning and has forward progress.
No, you will not get rich easily or quickly, you will have to fight for every Steem you earn!
If you have better options you should head there to earn.
Be careful what and who you believe. Some people can't see the forest for the trees.
It's an experiment, it is messy, it isn't broken. It isn't for everyone.