I therefor think it would be wise to start looking at your earned STEEM as an investment instead of something that you spend today.

I agree! I’m there with you! I can’t imagine to withdraw my Steem from this platform. Since it’s not my main income I’m not force to do it. I’m not sure if I ever take any Steem from this platform. But never say never. If the price went to the moon I probably would take some out 😆. Anyway, at some point it’s really fun to earn here even though I know I’m not going to cash it out at anytime soon. Which makes me a long therm investor.