I was speaking in terms of the positive transformation that can occur in us, the participants in the community- in my case, I've already had (and myself self-applied) some rude shocks to my normal level of cynicism about prospects for my personal, and the US's collective, health and well-being because I'm involved in Steemit. I've written far more in the past month than normal, my proof-reading skill is coming back to a large degree, and I THINK my writing quality's better.
TL:DR- future losses are indeterminate, current gains aren't, and can be measurable.