Why can't it be both?

I think we are all here to extract profit on some level. Perhaps I am naive but I think possibly there are only wo things that attract people to the STEEM blockchain:

A: Profitability (what else differentiates it from say Reddit/Facebook?)

B: Censorship resistance or some form of it (which negates the need for profitability) but exists solely because other platforms do not give a different voice (or even allow hate speech)

In other words, there are crypto enthusiasts, political activists, communities on many different platforms which are similar to here. The only difference is the possiblity to extract a little more of out it (in terms of getting crypto/money whatever).

My 2 cents (literally)

Generative is also true as those communites/voices create and lead to beautiful new innovative ideas and real world useful things. Like many other communities and social platforms there will be things created.