I think all the negativity is based around segwit and segwit2 .. I know a few people who got out of btc until all the changes have happened and any problems have been sorted

As for steem i think people should use it as money where you sell good for steem or buy with steem but don't change it for fiat
I'd happily accept steem as payment for my ebay auctions.. And keep it in steem especially if i could buy things i needed with steem

In the uk not so long ago there were small villages that had their own money and it was fully traded for goods and services...why not with steem