as far as people getting paid to X, i have so many friends who are going to things like patreon instead of steemit to get paid to blog, make art, songs, etc. this doesn't make any sense to me. i understand we are moving into a "pay me" period, but it just feels so much more natural to offer it on steemit and gain awards by not taking from anyone (like to be a part of patreon, you must pay $$ to read the articles)... whereas in steem, we don't take anything from ourselves to upvote anothers art, and then they get paid too. it's a win win! i hope many come to understand this as i think the public still doesn't understand how steem works or "where the $$ comes from"... hurdles to overcome in time! thanks for your thought-provoking piece!