I've written a lot of stuff online, and never got paid for it. Steemit is one of the first places I feel like I have incentive to continue writing, and even more incentive to make it funny, interesting and original. I like the format of Steemit, and the content from others is great too. This has a lot of potential to become a strong community built around a crypto-currency. I think the trend for steem and steem power is upwards, and I think a lot of us here at this technology's infancy are going to be glad we stuck around.