Indeed, if some people get together and find out a product that can offer something extra besides FB, YT, twitter etc. and that is easy and pleasant to come back to and lets you earn a buck or 2 in a transparant matter without giving you the feeling that you're left out or screwed, then such a platform will take off and Steemit will be nothing else than a forgotten dream that turned into a nightmare, while Steem will be just one of these crypto platforms competing with other ones.