Living is gamble and everything has it's price. So why gamble on such small things as online poker :D when you can really go bigger? Crypto and steem in particular push many to learn something out of their comfort zone, and get better at things that they already do.
This makes the gamble all the more interesting and rewarding :)
Crypto is a lot less edgy as the pursuit of art, so your in laws shouldn't worry that much.
I don't mind too much as luckily, my Finnish is bad and so is their English. They can complain to my wife... :D
just tell them you are publishing articles online and people donate money if they like it ^^
It's still one of the best ways to earn cryptos without having to buy them first. Not as good as it was three years ago, sadly.