I think the issue is that when people finally started listening about Bitcoin, it looked magical and more. I mean, people became very wealthy from finding old bitcoin they'd forgotten about. That's what the public sees... easy money.

Steemit seems to be the same, easy money. But the truth is anything but. You have to work hard here to get recognized as a valuable contributor, just like you did on the other platforms. Except it's harder here, because every vote counts, comments have to mean something, and just posting a blog doesn't guarantee anything whatsoever.

I, for one, like it. For the most part, I've been exposed to a lot of new subject matter, amazing examples of writing, and a crypto community that wants to succeed together. There's no boat to miss, really. The only boat you can miss here is never joining steemit and seeing what a social network should be