Great interview @jamesmovic..

Alot of people have this mindset that steemit is a path to financial independence, while this is one aspect, alot of people also deny the fact that or pretend not to accept the fact that they steem because of the money. You hear people say "I steem just because I am addicted to steeming" and so you wonder why alot of newbies still keep posting despite the extremely low payout, this is because something drives them: Hope, that oneday they would become like the people you look up to.

I say Steemit is a sea, now you either swim or get drowned. You decide what exactly you want to do in the sea; surfing or fishing.

Alot of people dive into this sea and come back the way they dived in, some even got their underclothes stolen by the sea and some emerge as new creatures.

The financial part is something that keeps one going. And apart from that, steemit gives you the opportunity to create relationships which could give opportunities that would last a life time.

Keep up the good work!