I've not read the SMT whitepaper (I really should get around to that), but my impression is that Steem Inc are betting the farm on SMTs taking off and having a huge impact on the platform. And I've seen interviews with Ned, where they're talking about partnering with some big, household publisher names.

So, I am excited, but I try to not get carried away. I'm on Steem for the long-term and I will be investing more money, and a lot more time into the platform, but I'm not counting on massive growth in the price of Steem. If it happens, I'll be delighted, but I'm not counting on it.

I think the more you're invested in Steem, the more you're excited, and hoping to see Steem rise to $10, $20, $50, $100...because you can imaging your $20k, or $50k being turned into millions, but I think it'll be a long, hard slog to get there. And you never know whether another blockchain will challenge Steem in the future.

So, I guess I'm cautiously optimistic (fingers crossed) :)