If money can create itself from just inflation, it will have no value.
When those 'greed at any cost' whales figure out that getting money from nothing is not sustainable, steem will have an even harder time climbing out of this grave that greed has dug for us.

If you want a passive income sell your vote to Hive account@steemflagrewards.
They pay exponentially more than those others you mentioned, AND they perform a vital service in the eco system, fighting abuse.

They paid me .262sbd for a few .045sbd flags, cash.
Before that each flag comment had already received a vote woth 125% of its value.
I was also set as a beneficiary on a post that paid out beneficiary rewards.

AND, I discouraged abuse of the system, mostly bid bot abuse.

You got to do what you do, but leave the darkside behind.
Their days here are numbered.
Their leader has already had to hide the fact that he is still here because the rational adults grabbed the wheel before we went off the cliff.

Speaking of, how did i do getting that ball rolling?
Memes can be a bitch, if you are on the wrong side of them.

You make good content, shep, alot of folks here do, but the greedy bastards are still given more respect than their contributions are worth due to the steemizens' love of the old ways.
Let it go, the skills you learned becoming a success under the old rules will hinder you under the new.

The new boss won't be one, let alone the same as the last.