Something to keep in mind. Blogging is the new mining. Literally. If you have ever tried to mine Bitcoin, you know how unrewarding and technically involved this process is. No matter how little you earn on Steemit, you are still doing way better than if the Steem was distributed using Proof-of-Work and you were mining with your GPU. And it's also a more wholesome experience than sitting in a loud and overheated room.