Overtime isn't Steemit going to down down as those other investments? Users are calling on a crackdown on self voting for both posts and comments while new forks are reducing the cashflow. Check the upvoting crackdown project here: https://steemit.com/steem/@l0k1/introducing-smackdown-kitty
Then view the hardfork's effect on reducing payouts here: https://steemit.com/steemit/@ilyastarar/frustrating-times-for-minnows-post-hard-fork-19-i-m-done-with-randowhale-are-you