I have been a member of Steem for 2 years now, small fry compared to some. I have only really been active within it for the past 6 months, and what garnered my enthusiasm was that it became part of a community I was laready a part of and that was Affiliate and Markeing industries .
Being a part of the community was imortant and satisfying, the fact that I coud earn a token that would possibly be able to be cashed in just for participating was also fantastic. but now, da da da daaahhh !!! I can use my tokens to participate in very real world scenarios.
What more could you want