Big sums of money, time and emotions have been invested here.

I am 100% agree with this quote of yours @dobartim. And I am one of those. I even went to work late because of furnishing one of my posts. And it feel sad when no one appreciates it. Specially when I am just starting. But later on, everything has changed, I am already satisfied just by pressing "post" button. As long as I am able to share my thoughts, I already feel complete.

More power to Steemit!