I am new here on Steemit, and since the beginning I loved the idea of a place that belongs to nobody but works and functions because of the people inside it. We (the authors and curators) are the oil that makes this machine of a blockchain to work.
Plus, I think most of us stay, not only because of the financial opportunities (which I don't see because i'm too new and do not understand steemit entirely just yet) but because of the community it's building, using discord and the support of people that have been here for a longer period of time than others.
Thanks for posting this! :)