That's what I was doing, it's kind of weird to me that people react the way they do to a few downvotes after someone tells them that they way they've been doing things has caused them to unfairly earn rewards most others wouldn't get for the same activity.

Instead of just taking it personally and instantly quitting by the looks of it, maybe listen to what people possibly more experienced are trying to advise. Under other circumstances I would've gladly curated some of the original content with effort you guys had put out, some of that curation would've covered weeks of those other daily posts and especially what the recent downvotes have removed. Anyway, the rabbit hole is indeed deep and learning everything takes a while. Doesn't mean you gotta give up on the first mistake though unless you want to continue previous activity at all cost but realize you can't anymore.