Ok, so It's not really magical, but I think it is maybe the greatest function of this whole entire platform.

Since I've been here and made my initial investment of a few hundred dollars, I powered up and haven't touched it since. It's something I take some pride in, actually, because I have so much faith in STEEM. I can't even say for sure my power down button even works, seeing as I've never pressed it. I have done a little day trading on Bittrex with some spare cash in the attempt to buy more at a lower cost, but that has been quite challenging with the price surges as of late.

I know for myself, and I can only assume so many others, that hodl'ing is not easy. Basically every other token I have bought, I have sold at least some down the line. Luckily never for a loss. But a few times just for minimal gains.

This isn't the case when you're powered up. It's as much as a long-term investment into the platform as it is an alarm on the cookie jar. The benefits are you're curation rewards and the fact that you're total payout is months away.