What's a Valuable Steem User ? And how to retain a valuable user base on Steem ?

Today, I read a post of @arcange who is turning SteemSQL from 'free' to 'with fee', well no-free anymore.

The post is talking about his project called SteemSQL. Few weeks ago, he was asking support for it to the community. And today, because of the lack of support he received he decided to create a monthly subscription of 10$ / month …

By reading his post I got sad (and a bit angry too). Not only because one of the best tool of the Steem eco-system is no longer free… and not only because the community didn't supported him. But because I don't understand Why aren't you, Steemian with a lot of power, not supporting the valuable steem user?

I joined Steem because of the possibility of this blockchain to change the world.

The world is not going to change if not everybody is "equal". Everybody cannot pay 10SBD to access the database. At least not at the beginning of their Steem Journey…

I am not an Utopist (I try not to be). I know that on Steem everybody is not equal but everybody can make it by working hard and getting great connexions… It will take time and efforts and a bit of luck. Like in the real world.

People like @arcange can decide to shut down SteemSQL and leave the platforme for a lack of recognition, for a lack of support.

I felt sad, because I feel like him and I understand this situation so much... I built the french community feeling lonely, asking all the community builders even a french whale who write in english only to help me… And not only with upvote… Also with motivation, directions, advices (as I got at Steemfest : to start to write in english to tell the others community about the french one…) … And what did I got from them? Nothing.

Seeing this and feeling that, I decided to write a book and a training in real life and online for the Steem bloggers (as I have teached Steem for 7 months as you can see here http://www.comprendre-steem.fr) … Where they will have to pay to get access to it. Same story as @arcange. It would be se easier to be supported by the community.

What if everybody starts to monetizing their work ? It will just be like the real world... And not everyone will have access to all the ressources.

For fews months, I have had theses questions running on my head :

What's really a Valuable Steem User in the head of " valuable already known Steemian " ? How would you describe it ? How do you find them ? How do you let them know that they are valuable for the plateform ?

And what are you, as a newcomer or an "already known" Steemian, doing everyday for retain a valuable user ?

What are you doing at your level to support them or be one of them ?

What do you think Steemit.Inc could do to help to find these gems and to support them ?

And how do you think people who provide value to Steem feels they see others valuable (or not, it's always from the point of views) post getting crazy rewards ?

The only advice many people told me is "Work harder, people will recognize the value of your work". Does @arcange still need to proof that SteemSQL is worthy ?