@lukestokes, that's a really nice writeup about Steemit and its "reason for being."

For me, the biggest and best sales pitch we have is that-- unlike most alt coins-- Steem has Steemit attached to it, an understandable thing for the everyday person. It also happens to differentiate us because it creates an authentic "economic reason" for Steem (the currency) to exist which something very few of the 100s of other coins have to offer.

Even so, we must remain patient and allow for the somewhat slower organic growth that will create a solid community. I like the further initiatives in the works to further support "economic reasons" for Steem... the "SteemShop" and PeerHub, for example. If we can show the world that there's an actual economy here, that should also be very interesting to investors, and that'll increase the chances of that moonshot. "Differentiation" is a super valuable commodity in an ocean of lookalikes and wannabes.

Resteeming!