I really appreciate that you spoke on what I've been dealing with these last several months with trying to get new people to join Steemit. I have been met with people who are terribly skeptical regarding cryptocurrencies, and it's been like talking to a brick wall when telling them that I got into cryptocurrency without having to invest any money, just by simply writing, commenting and being active on the platform. I do think fear is what holds many people back from using the site, where they could gain substantially by simply adding their material here instead of only on Facebook and Twitter. Facebook doesn't give the user anything for their content, but instead asks for money for their content to be seen by way of advertising. It just makes more sense to me to utilize a site that pays you instead!