@dollarvigilante I think more content providers will come on board like you when they realise they can get paid directly for their content rather than having a site like Facebook or Youtube taking all their money and tossing them an occasional pittance when they feel like it.

Steemit allows creators to engage directly with their audience without a middleman standing in the way and ripping you off for your had work.

This is the future for content creation. We all hope that Steemit will succeed but even if it doesn't this model is here to stay. @ned and @dan et al have started a kind of revolution here and this momentum will not be stopped.

As happens with all disruptive technology people will initially laugh and scoff, they will call it a scam and a ponzi scheme. They will call people like you a fool for supporting it.

Then eventually when it is a success and becomes established they will go quiet or worse still they will pretend they supported it all along.

All the best - hope you continue to enjoy your Steemit journey:)