From my own point of view...i feel cryptocurrency is far from failing as long as we have passion for it and use it continuously...
Steem actually worths every minute or second spent on it...its an interactive,educative and financial social medium which build abilities in people to do things they might not be able to do normally..such skills include critical thinking, creative and esucative writings and posts, it also creates a blogging spirit in the minds of steemians....
Starting up on steemit and earning on the platform takes a lot of patience and determination