First of all, let me say this. I upvoted your post as I agree with some of the things you've said here. I know that these people doing *"hidden gems"* are making a small fortune by doing this.. And unfortunately, the authors being featured in these *"gems"* aren't successful at all. At least not **most of the times.**

However, I've been featured **two** times by @dragonslayer109, and I don't think I had any success on them due to his feature. That sucks. Truly.

I would obviously have wanted to earn at least 50% of the money @dragonslayer109 made from the "gem" and I would have been happy to see all the authors being featured in the *"hidden gems"* earn **more** than @dragonslayer109, but I still appreciate the things he does, even though it doesn't bring the authors a great deal of value.

I have personally started something similar like him. I do "Hidden Photography Gems", as I believe most photographers doesn't get the attention they deserve .. And I've actually also stated in a private conversation that I have thoughts of sharing the Steem Dollars with all the people I feature. 

My idea is to share everything with them divided by 5 (As I feature 5 different authors in my gems). No matter how much I earn from the posts, but as I earn an average of $3 or so, it's not worth it at this time.

@dragonslayer109 on the other hand, has become an established author. He gets a bunch of upvotes from people who regularly upvote his content.. Which is why the gems makes him a great deal of money. - And sure, I think it would be a fantastic idea to share his earnings with the authors, but on the other hand.. Why should he? - It's not his fault that people who upvote his gems doesn't upvote the authors he features.

**He features people's content and the rest is up to the people who votes.**

With all this being said, I still appreciate his efforts and I can see potential in what he does. He gives people an "extra way" of getting exposure.. But you can't blame him if your posts doesn't get attention. It's the voters fault.