But would you really blame them. A struggling writer in an African country that has been writing for years without break through - for instance -is introduced to steemit. He finally sees salvation, only to realize that there is more to it than meets the eye. That people often don't upvote posts that are thoroughly written, or with great literary precision. And that he can spend two weeks on short story and get 5 cents as reward, without as much as four comments of appreciation. I really don't blame anyone leaving. Personally I still do steemit because of some people and how rich I find their content. But as for earnings, I wrote my almost 3,000 word intro and after making just $7, wrote a flash fiction and made 7 cents. Since then I have just been scrolling the platform, reading and commenting on other people's post like this one. So yes, I agree people only come for the money give up so soon, but steemit is to blame here ; for marketing the idea of reward for content to people.