Hey Gillian, don't be depressed... It is just the way it is... for now.
If we want to do something about it, the best thing we can do is use our voices and pick witnesses like @steemcommunity that will stand up and try to make a differrence!
On the bright side, the more they stay on the course they are, the better it will be for people like us to gain on the others. So just keep doing what you are doing and I think you are going to be very well rewarded at some point in the distant future! :)
I'm not really depressed @davemccoy. It's a bit of a knee jerk reaction of mine when I read about this aspect of Steemit. I should probably stop commenting in such a way. Or at lease wait a bit until the intial reaction has passed! 😁
I added @steemcommunity as one of my witnesses as soon as I read the post.
I hope your prediction about future rewards come true but as long as I'm having fun, which is more often than not, I shall be keeping on keeping on. 😍