You raise some very interesting points....

You're correct I think, in the 'people want it simple' paradigm.
I'd never been 'in crypto' before, used exchanges to turn into fiat etc...and many people would be turned off by the idea.
'They' want easy, and not a learning process...

I also have my doubts as to steemit (or whatever) being a mass adoption social media platform....
And if not, it does indeed beg the question 'what the hell are we doing here, then?'

Everyone has their own circumstances of course, but for me - due to my very small needs - when steem is around $2.5/$3, I can supplement my life with it - while still growing slowly...
I have an emotional attachment to this place, that's for sure - this was my first real foray into writing my truths (and inane BS, to of course..).

I'm happy to write here, build some steem on the 'off chance' that it does become 'something'.
What that 'something is', I don't know - I seeing it purely as steem price. Whether its because of social blogging or because it a pizza deliver blockchain...or whatever... I honestly have no idea into where this is going, if anywhere..

I use this to improve my writing skills (lots of room there!), and am already using what I've learned, (or maybe it's just a self confidence because of writing daily, on here)...
Whatever the reason is , I'm now branching out in ways I never would have done before - in ways I'd never have thought of- before finding steemit..

Now, where's that carrot....?