I like the lottery comparison. There's no easy money. So the seconds it takes to get a ticket and the huge payoff definitely ends up being a "tax on the hopeful/poor"

The Steemit community is great and there's so many interesting posts and comments now, I think it's developing it's own value. Only time will tell us how the distribution of rewards will work out and if the majority of Steemit users with "blog, get paid" on a regular basis.