When I try to get people to use Steemit they tend to briefly look at it and decide that their contributions would be out of place, they think their stuff wouldn't be appreciated. To show them wrong I tell them I'm going to borrow their work and post it myself, I let the users know what I am doing, what the purpose is, and so far they haven't disappointed me, I've always managed to gather a little something.

Awesome. It's definitely hard to tell what people think about Steemit / Steem in general.. sometimes i speak to new users and it can be confusing lol. I guess we all just need to take a while to get used to what's happening around here..