Income could be a motivator in some cases of steemit, I think that is the purpose as there are many different ways of using steemit for generating an income, one way I will be demonstrating with a new page We will start for a rural community in our area. The word 'money', is maybe a bit misleading, but it can be converted into money, the opportunities steemit and similar networks on the blockchain have brought are endless, and it does make it possible for anyone to start making some money, more with a bit of hard work, just by interacting with the online world...