I read everything , and have to say that i can't agree on this. Just like half the people here who claim to be economist dont know how the blockchain functions. To be honest , no Economic system is perfect ! everything in life is big ponzi scam , driven by capitalism. However Steemit.com gives you the chance to earn yourself in . No one ask you to invest more money in this , nor do i agree with this statement;

Facebook and YouTube offer much better platforms. Yeah, I may not make money, but at least I'm getting a fair shake.

What are you on about ? Are you a successful youtuber or have many followers of Facebook. Just use Steemit.com as social media , don't invest any money but perhaps your time . Its win-win situation , yet you're complaining like this. You don't see the bigger pictures but mostly just feel sad you didnt earn any profit. Yeah we joined because we thought we could earn some money , thats everyone first thought when they got on Steemit.

At 60+ post , you tried but having looked at your post , i can see why you're not earning . We humans believe the Big Banks , who are to big to Fail , wait once they occasionally go bankrupt on debt . This platform will have value as long people believe in this platform , before you say anything negative please think of the damage your doing. I have seen to many charities post here on Steemit ,i'm 21 years old student who has made 150$ from writing here , yeah i don't want this platform to fail , but i sure aint hell aint going to be as active on other Social Media platforms like Facebook , which is worth billions because apparently we have more stake in the platform.

Capitalism > Freedom . Thats the case here