Are we selling our thoughts for money?

Every human beings has the ability of thinking. It could be life changing some times. Thoughts can be shown to people in many ways. Writing, movie making, youtube video making and so on and on. Facebook and other social media created a platforms for everyone to share there thoughts. Though we were not paid for it. But now we are getting our rightful payment thorough steemit. It makes me very happy but at the same time it makes me think, are we selling our personal lifestyle and our personal thoughts for money? Sometime it feels like I am selling myself.

I know I made it very confusing at the end. But what to do? I am myself very much confused