Shame. You could have tried improving your posts and attempting to grow your own followers by interacting with them and asking what people want to see.
Or hell, even just post for the sake of sharing without expecting anything in return! novel concept I know.

Unfortunately in this life things just aren't as easy as we would sometimes like them to be, you need to put in work when it looks so easy for others... but is it really that easy for other? or are they reading into what people want and giving it to them in a nicely laid out, well punctuated piece of material that is both easy and entertaining to read?

If participating on Steemit is something you enjoy then take my advice and don't give up but work harder!