The person who told me about steemit acctually sold me that 'facebook with money' idea too. But the reality is other. A real effort is needed to develop quality content. Also I'm already maturing in what kind of posts I'm voting for. And yes, I've advertised steemit in that way too... I admit it. The things is that sometimes one need to use as example something that people know about, but I always say: ...but you need to write good stuff, not posting the photos of your visit to your grandma hahaha (I actually said that to a friend).